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FAA incident report · Cessna 310P · Pontiac, MI · November 23, 2008

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Date
November 23, 2008 · 18:15 local
Place
Pontiac, MI
Airport
Oakland County International
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5712M
Reported as
Cessna 310P
Reported engine
Continental IO470*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,000 total13,000 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N5712MRegistered now · Cessna 310PS/N 310P0012 · Built 1968Airframe modelCessna 310PEngine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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23 Nov, 2008 at approxitmatly 1816 EDT, N5712M declared emergency landing at kptk due to nose landing gear was not able to extend in the down and locked position. Pilot confirmed this with a flyby to the tower and tower gave the indication that the nose gear was still in the up position. The aircraft landed at kptk with the nose gear in the up position causing damage to the radome, gear doors, nose pitot tube, and forward fuselage. Secondary damage to both engines were substantial that both engines were running at the time of touchdown causing sudden stoppage and severe prop damage. Upon arrival of initial investigating inspector it was found that no registration and airworthiness certificate were located on the aircraft and that hardware could possibly be missing in the nose gear. Airworthiness inspectors were dispatched the following day confirming that the registration was not in the aircraft, and that the airworthiness certificate was. Also it was found the nose landing gear “follow up” linkage was not attached and that caused the nose gear to jam and not be able to extend. Mxs was completed at the previous station when the aircraft was being painted and that no such maintenance action was annotated.

As the FAA filed it

23 NOV, 2008 AT APPROXITMATLY 1816 EDT, N5712M DECLARED EMERGENCY LANDING AT KPTK DUE TO NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT ABLE TO EXTEND IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. PILOT CONFIRMED THIS WITH A FLYBY TO THE TOWER AND TOWER GAVE THE INDICATION THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS STILL IN THE UP POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT KPTK WITH THE NOSE GEAR IN THE UP POSITION CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RADOME, GEAR DOORS, NOSE PITOT TUBE, AND FORWARD FUSELAGE. SECONDARY DAMAGE TO BOTH ENGINES WERE SUBSTANTIAL THAT BOTH ENGINES WERE RUNNING AT THE TIME OF TOUCHDOWN CAUSING SUDDEN STOPPAGE AND SEVERE PROP DAMAGE. UPON ARRIVAL OF INITIAL INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR IT WAS FOUND THAT NO REGISTRATION AND AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE WERE LOCATED ON THE AIRCRAFT AND THAT HARDWARE COULD POSSIBLY BE MISSING IN THE NOSE GEAR. AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTORS WERE DISPATCHED THE FOLLOWING DAY CONFIRMING THAT THE REGISTRATION WAS NOT IN THE AIRCRAFT, AND THAT THE AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE WAS. ALSO IT WAS FOUND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR “FOLLOW UP” LINKAGE WAS NOT ATTACHED AND THAT CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO JAM AND NOT BE ABLE TO EXTEND. MXS WAS COMPLETED AT THE PREVIOUS STATION WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING PAINTED AND THAT NO SUCH MAINTENANCE ACTION WAS ANNOTATED.

Other reports on N5712M · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19990624026759IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Pontiac, MIAfter landing, the pilot locked up the brakes and slid off the side of the runway. The left prop struck a runway light damaging the prop blade and destroying the light.Jun 24, 1999