What happened
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On April 23, 2010, pilot john poundstone was flying a local pleasure flight aboard Cessna 310K, N6922L in the Vacaville, CA Nut Tree Airport (vcb) local area. Prior to landing the landing gear was extended and the pilot recounted that he saw three green landing gear lights. When the flaps were extended the pilot stated that there was no landing gear warning horn. The approach was normal. Upon touchdown, the pilot noticed that the nose of the aircraft continued to drop as the aircraft slowed. Both propellers struck the runway and the nose landing gear collapsed. The aircraft skidded to a halt. The aircraft was removed from the runway and stored in a local hangar. A visual inspection by the FAA revealed no obvious defects with the nose landing gear assembly. The aircraft maintenance records revealed that the aircraft last had an annual inspection on 12/1/2010. During the annual inspection a landing gear retraction and extension test was performed satisfactorily. The incident damage consisted of moderate skin damage at the forward portion of the nose landing gear wheel well. The nose mounted pitot tube was damaged. Both propellers encountered props strikes to the surface of the runway. The cause of the landing gear failure is being investigated by the owner and a certificated mechanic.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 23, 2010, PILOT JOHN POUNDSTONE WAS FLYING A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT ABOARD CESSNA 310K, N6922L IN THE VACAVILLE, CA NUT TREE AIRPORT (VCB) LOCAL AREA. PRIOR TO LANDING THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND THE PILOT RECOUNTED THAT HE SAW THREE GREEN LANDING GEAR LIGHTS. WHEN THE FLAPS WERE EXTENDED THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN. THE APPROACH WAS NORMAL. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DROP AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED. BOTH PROPELLERS STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A HALT.THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY AND STORED IN A LOCAL HANGAR. A VISUAL INSPECTION BY THE FAA REVEALED NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS WITH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY. THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LAST HAD AN ANNUAL INSPECTION ON 12/1/2010. DURING THE ANNUAL INSPECTION A LANDING GEAR RETRACTION AND EXTENSION TEST WAS PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY.THE INCIDENT DAMAGE CONSISTED OF MODERATE SKIN DAMAGE AT THE FORWARD PORTION OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL. THE NOSE MOUNTED PITOT TUBE WAS DAMAGED. BOTH PROPELLERS ENCOUNTERED PROPS STRIKES TO THE SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY.THE CAUSE OF THE LANDING GEAR FAILURE IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE OWNER AND A CERTIFICATED MECHANIC.
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