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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310Q · Portland, IN · October 17, 2006

Date: October 17, 2006 · 18:00 local
Place: Portland, IN
Airport: Portland Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: MLJA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N790DM
Reported as: Cessna 310Q
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,200 total3,300 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days

N790DMRegistered now · Cessna 310QS/N 310Q0828 · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna 310Q Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft departed Portland (pld) Indiana on 10/17/2006, to position for a revenue cargo flight. Upon gear retraction, the landing gear motor "bogged down" and a loud bang was heard and felt through the pilot seat. The pilot attempted to extend teh landing gear both electrically and manually. The aircraft was landed with the nose gear in the retracted position. Upon aircraft recovery, a clevis pin for the right push-pull tube for the nose landing gear door operation was found missing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PORTLAND (PLD) INDIANA ON 10/17/2006, TO POSITION FOR A REVENUE CARGO FLIGHT. UPON GEAR RETRACTION, THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR "BOGGED DOWN" AND A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND FELT THROUGH THE PILOT SEAT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND TEH LANDING GEAR BOTH ELECTRICALLY AND MANUALLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITH THE NOSE GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. UPON AIRCRAFT RECOVERY, A CLEVIS PIN FOR THE RIGHT PUSH-PULL TUBE FOR THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR OPERATION WAS FOUND MISSING.