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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310C · Baltimore, MD · June 7, 2007

Date: June 7, 2007 · 14:30 local
Place: Baltimore, MD
Airport: Martin State
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N241AJ
Reported as: Cessna 310C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,027 total447 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N241AJRegistered now · Cessna 310CS/N 35789 · Built 1958 Airframe modelCessna 310C Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft did not get 3 green lights when gear was cycled to the down position. Pilot flew by the tower and was told right gear was down but left gear was not completely down. Pilot tried to use emergency system but he still did not have 3 green lights. After trying all he could do he landed and the left gear collapsed on rollout. The right gear folded at that time. Damage was to left prop, left tip tank, left inner gear door, left elevator tip, left inboard flap, tail last 2 bulkheads and skin, tailcone and right inner gear door. Cause of problem will be investigated when aircraft is more secured and is jacked up and opened for inspection prior to a ferry flight.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DID NOT GET 3 GREEN LIGHTS WHEN GEAR WAS CYCLED TO THE DOWN POSITION. PILOT FLEW BY THE TOWER AND WAS TOLD RIGHT GEAR WAS DOWN BUT LEFT GEAR WAS NOT COMPLETELY DOWN. PILOT TRIED TO USE EMERGENCY SYSTEM BUT HE STILL DID NOT HAVE 3 GREEN LIGHTS. AFTER TRYING ALL HE COULD DO HE LANDED AND THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT. THE RIGHT GEAR FOLDED AT THAT TIME. DAMAGE WAS TO LEFT PROP, LEFT TIP TANK, LEFT INNER GEAR DOOR, LEFT ELEVATOR TIP, LEFT INBOARD FLAP, TAIL LAST 2 BULKHEADS AND SKIN, TAILCONE AND RIGHT INNER GEAR DOOR. CAUSE OF PROBLEM WILL BE INVESTIGATED WHEN AIRCRAFT IS MORE SECURED AND IS JACKED UP AND OPENED FOR INSPECTION PRIOR TO A FERRY FLIGHT.