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FAA incident report · Cessna 310L · Chamblee, GA · May 24, 2010

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Date
May 24, 2010 · 21:22 local
Place
Chamblee, GA
Airport
Peachtree-Dekalb Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N63EL
Reported as
Cessna 310L
Reported engine
Continental I0-470 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
3,800 total200 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N63ELRegistration cancelled Feb 6, 2013 · Cessna 310LS/N 310L-0088 · Built 1967Airframe modelCessna 310LEngine 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.

N63EL departed macon for pdk and the pilot and passenger both reported hearing a loud pop. Upon arrival at pdk, the PIC did not receive a gear down indication for the nose gear, nor could he see it in the mirror affixed to the engine cowling. After a fly-by of the pdk tower, the controller verified that the nose gear did not appear down. The aircraft departed the area to the north and attempted a manual gear extension. The gear indication did not change. After returning for one more fly-by of the tower, the PIC informed pdk tower that they would be landing with the gear partially extended and requested assistance. The PIC landed the aircraft on the main gear and held the aircraft nose off the runway for as long as possible. The PIC did not feather the propellers prior to them striking the runway, causing damage to the engine and propellers. The aircraft was moved to epps aviation maintenance hanger, where it was subsequently inspected. Inspector dunn verified that the nose door actuator was not installed correctly after maintenance had been performed, and this was the cause of the gear up landing. Written statements of the PIC and passenger privacy data omitted, verify these events. As the PIC performed iaw with the manufacturer's recommendations and checklists, this incident will be closed with no action against the pilot in command, and enforcement against the certificate mechanic, privacy data omitted.

As the FAA filed it

N63EL DEPARTED MACON FOR PDK AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER BOTH REPORTED HEARING A LOUD POP. UPON ARRIVAL AT PDK, THE PIC DID NOT RECEIVE A GEAR DOWN INDICATION FOR THE NOSE GEAR, NOR COULD HE SEE IT IN THE MIRROR AFFIXED TO THE ENGINE COWLING. AFTER A FLY-BY OF THE PDK TOWER, THE CONTROLLER VERIFIED THAT THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT APPEAR DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE AREA TO THE NORTH AND ATTEMPTED A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION. THE GEAR INDICATION DID NOT CHANGE. AFTER RETURNING FOR ONE MORE FLY-BY OF THE TOWER, THE PIC INFORMED PDK TOWER THAT THEY WOULD BE LANDING WITH THE GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE. THE PIC LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE MAIN GEAR AND HELD THE AIRCRAFT NOSE OFF THE RUNWAY FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. THE PIC DID NOT FEATHER THE PROPELLERS PRIOR TO THEM STRIKING THE RUNWAY, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND PROPELLERS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO EPPS AVIATION MAINTENANCE HANGER, WHERE IT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY INSPECTED. INSPECTOR DUNN VERIFIED THAT THE NOSE DOOR ACTUATOR WAS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY AFTER MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN PERFORMED, AND THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE GEAR UP LANDING. WRITTEN STATEMENTS OF THE PIC AND PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, VERIFY THESE EVENTS. AS THE PIC PERFORMED IAW WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS AND CHECKLISTS, THIS INCIDENT WILL BE CLOSED WITH NO ACTION AGAINST THE PILOT IN COMMAND, AND ENFORCEMENT AGAINST THE CERTIFICATE MECHANIC, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.