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FAA incident report · Cessna 310J · Reedley, CA · March 28, 2009

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Date
March 28, 2009 · 15:00 local
Place
Reedley, CA
Airport
Reedley Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3135L
Reported as
Cessna 310J
Reported engine
Continental IO470*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N3135LRegistered now · Cessna 310JS/N 310J0135 · Built 1965Airframe modelCessna 310JEngine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

(-23)This situation was brought to the faa's attention through an anonymous call regarding this aircraft which experienced a main gear collapse after landing and may request a ferry permit. Contact was made with the airport manager who admitted to the failure of not notifying the FAA about the situation in a timely manner and identified the location where the aircraft was being repaired. An inspection of the aircraft revealed there was minor damage to the right aileron from scrapping and contacting the ground, the right engine propeller was removed but had contacted the ground causing a sudden stoppage. Inspection of the engine to be accomplished before ferry permit would be authorized. There was no other substantial damage noted. The NTSB determined this situation did not meet the parameters for an accident and was considered an incident. Further investigation of the right main landing gear revealed the pin for the down-lock mechanism had failed causing the right main landing gear to collapse.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)THIS SITUATION WAS BROUGHT TO THE FAA'S ATTENTION THROUGH AN ANONYMOUS CALL REGARDING THIS AIRCRAFT WHICH EXPERIENCED A MAIN GEAR COLLAPSE AFTER LANDING AND MAY REQUEST A FERRY PERMIT. CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE AIRPORT MANAGER WHO ADMITTED TO THE FAILURE OF NOT NOTIFYING THE FAA ABOUT THE SITUATION IN A TIMELY MANNER AND IDENTIFIED THE LOCATION WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING REPAIRED. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT AILERON FROM SCRAPPING AND CONTACTING THE GROUND, THE RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER WAS REMOVED BUT HAD CONTACTED THE GROUND CAUSING A SUDDEN STOPPAGE. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE TO BE ACCOMPLISHED BEFORE FERRY PERMIT WOULD BE AUTHORIZED. THERE WAS NO OTHER SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE NOTED. THE NTSB DETERMINED THIS SITUATION DID NOT MEET THE PARAMETERS FOR AN ACCIDENT AND WAS CONSIDERED AN INCIDENT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR REVEALED THE PIN FOR THE DOWN-LOCK MECHANISM HAD FAILED CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE.