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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310L · Camarillo, CA · December 15, 2009

Date: December 15, 2009 · 12:15 local
Place: Camarillo, CA
Airport: Camarillo
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2239F
Reported as: Cessna 310L
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N2239FRegistration cancelled Apr 20, 2018 · Cessna 310LS/N 310L-0039 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna 310L Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot states he departed oxnard (oxr) and upon gear retraction heard popping noise. After attempting to extend landing gear he noted nosegear was not down and locked. The decision was made to land at Camarillo (cma) due to the longer runway. Upon landing the nose gear collapsed and both propellers contacted the runway. Inspected aircraft at cma. Damage is consistent with a nose gear failure. Unable to determine the point of failure without futher inspection. The aircraft had been recently repaired due to a similar failure in December 2007.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATES HE DEPARTED OXNARD (OXR) AND UPON GEAR RETRACTION HEARD POPPING NOISE. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR HE NOTED NOSEGEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND AT CAMARILLO (CMA) DUE TO THE LONGER RUNWAY. UPON LANDING THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND BOTH PROPELLERS CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AT CMA. DAMAGE IS CONSISTENT WITH A NOSE GEAR FAILURE. UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE POINT OF FAILURE WITHOUT FUTHER INSPECTION. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN RECENTLY REPAIRED DUE TO A SIMILAR FAILURE IN DECEMBER 2007.

Other reports on N2239F · 1

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

Incident 20071221830009IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Camarillo, CA(-23) On December 21, 2007, 2239F, a Cessna model 310L landed at Camarillo, CA (cma) and experienced a nose landing gear failure. Examination of the aircraft revealed that the torque brace was clamped in the down and locked position with nothing broken or…Dec 21, 2007 · Minor damage