20090123002859I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310Q · Daytona Beach, FL · January 23, 2009

Date: January 23, 2009 · 16:23 local
Place: Daytona Beach, FL
Airport: Daytona Beach International
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N721SJ
Reported as: Cessna 310Q
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,000 total70 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N721SJRegistered now · Cessna 310QS/N 310Q0721 · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna 310Q Engine modelContinental IO-470-VOReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft departed dab for heg, on gear retraction pilot heard loud pop and observed gear unsafe warning light. Pilot recycled gear with no results and determined that the main gear was down and locked, the problem was the nose gear. The pilot performed a low pass over the tower and determined visually that the nose gear was partially extended. The pilot then landed on runway 16 on the main gear after feathering both engines. Investigation determined that the nose gear door was not connected, did not open on gear retraction causing the nose gear to jam in an intermediate position.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED DAB FOR HEG, ON GEAR RETRACTION PILOT HEARD LOUD POP AND OBSERVED GEAR UNSAFE WARNING LIGHT. PILOT RECYCLED GEAR WITH NO RESULTS AND DETERMINED THAT THE MAIN GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED, THE PROBLEM WAS THE NOSE GEAR. THE PILOT PERFORMED A LOW PASS OVER THE TOWER AND DETERMINED VISUALLY THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS PARTIALLY EXTENDED. THE PILOT THEN LANDED ON RUNWAY 16 ON THE MAIN GEAR AFTER FEATHERING BOTH ENGINES. INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE NOSE GEAR DOOR WAS NOT CONNECTED, DID NOT OPEN ON GEAR RETRACTION CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO JAM IN AN INTERMEDIATE POSITION.