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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310N · Reno, NV · August 13, 2010

Date: August 13, 2010 · 20:00 local
Place: Reno, NV
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4177Q
Reported as: Cessna 310N
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,294 total29 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N4177QRegistered now · Cessna 310NS/N 310N-0077 · Built 1968 Airframe modelCessna 310N 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 pilot reported that he was moving the aircraft after an annual inspection and other maintenance from sve to rts airports. The pilot reported that on take off two loud bangs or popping noises that came from the front of the airplane as the landing gear was retracted. The pilot reported that upon arrival at Reno-tahoe stead airport (rts) he noted during the landing gear extension, only two green lights for the main landing gears and no green for the nose landing gear. The pilot reported he continued on to Reno-tahoe airport(rno) and landed with the nose gear up, with no further incident.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS MOVING THE AIRCRAFT AFTER AN ANNUAL INSPECTION AND OTHER MAINTENANCE FROM SVE TO RTS AIRPORTS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ON TAKE OFF TWO LOUD BANGS OR POPPING NOISES THAT CAME FROM THE FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE AS THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT UPON ARRIVAL AT RENO-TAHOE STEAD AIRPORT (RTS) HE NOTED DURING THE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION, ONLY TWO GREEN LIGHTS FOR THE MAIN LANDING GEARS AND NO GREEN FOR THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT REPORTED HE CONTINUED ON TO RENO-TAHOE AIRPORT(RNO) AND LANDED WITH THE NOSE GEAR UP, WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.