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FAA incident report · Cessna 310L · Grand Rapids, MI · June 19, 2008

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Date
June 19, 2008 · 11:45 local
Place
Grand Rapids, MI
Airport
Gerald R. Ford International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3266X
Reported as
Cessna 310L
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total185 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N3266XRegistered now · Cessna 310LS/N 310L-0116 · Built 1967Airframe modelCessna 310LEngine 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(-23) Aircraft departed kgrr airport and the pilot and passenger heard a loud bang as the gear was retracted. The pilot noticed the nose gear was dangling at a 45 degree angle. The pilot notified the tower and flew a low approach. It was confirmed that the nose gear was unsafe and they landed on 26R with the mains down. The aircraft touched down and the pilot shut down the engines as the nose came in contact with the pavement. The plane skid to a stop as they were met by the crash and fire rescue personnel.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KGRR AIRPORT AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER HEARD A LOUD BANG AS THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED. THE PILOT NOTICED THE NOSE GEAR WAS DANGLING AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. THE PILOT NOTIFIED THE TOWER AND FLEW A LOW APPROACH. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS UNSAFE AND THEY LANDED ON 26R WITH THE MAINS DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINES AS THE NOSE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE PAVEMENT. THE PLANE SKID TO A STOP AS THEY WERE MET BY THE CRASH AND FIRE RESCUE PERSONNEL.