20091205051879I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310D · Tampa, FL · December 5, 2009

Date: December 5, 2009 · 16:15 local
Place: Tampa, FL
Airport: Tampa International
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6930T
Reported as: Cessna 310D
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,235 total188 in this make and model68 in the last 90 days

N6930TRegistration cancelled Dec 17, 2018 · Cessna 310DS/N 39230 · Built 1960 Airframe modelCessna 310D 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.

The aircraft was on final approach to tpa with three green gear lights, the pilot was advised to increase his speed. When the gear was raised it did not seem normal. He was then instructed to circle to allow faster traffic to land. When he was cleared to land and the landing gear was lowered he did not have a down indication for the nose gear. This was confirmed by the tower and a sheriff's helicopter that it appeared the nose gear was not fully extended. The pilot went to an open area and tried maneuvers to get the nose gear to extend unsuccessfully. The pilot landing flaring to keep to nose wheel off the ground, the nose gear collapsed when it touched down. The aircraft and runway damage was minimal due to the head wind and the pilot shutting down the engines and positioning the props parallel so they did not hit.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO TPA WITH THREE GREEN GEAR LIGHTS, THE PILOT WAS ADVISED TO INCREASE HIS SPEED. WHEN THE GEAR WAS RAISED IT DID NOT SEEM NORMAL. HE WAS THEN INSTRUCTED TO CIRCLE TO ALLOW FASTER TRAFFIC TO LAND. WHEN HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED HE DID NOT HAVE A DOWN INDICATION FOR THE NOSE GEAR. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY THE TOWER AND A SHERIFF'S HELICOPTER THAT IT APPEARED THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED. THE PILOT WENT TO AN OPEN AREA AND TRIED MANEUVERS TO GET THE NOSE GEAR TO EXTEND UNSUCCESSFULLY. THE PILOT LANDING FLARING TO KEEP TO NOSE WHEEL OFF THE GROUND, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN IT TOUCHED DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT AND RUNWAY DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL DUE TO THE HEAD WIND AND THE PILOT SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINES AND POSITIONING THE PROPS PARALLEL SO THEY DID NOT HIT.

Other reports on N6930T · 2

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

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