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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310Q · Shreveport, LA · January 12, 2011

Date: January 12, 2011 · 10:16 local
Place: Shreveport, LA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N71BV
Reported as: Cessna 310Q
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,100 total80 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

N71BVRegistration cancelled Jul 8, 2013 · Cessna 310QS/N 310Q0658 · Built 1972 Airframe modelCessna 310Q 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.

While on approach the pilot attemped to lower the landing gear in the normal manner but did not get three green down indicating lights. He recycled the gear but still did not get three green lights. He flew by the tower several times to confirm the gear was down after hearing a pop from the left landing gear wheel well area during the emergency landing gear lowering procedure. Upon touch down, the left main landing gear retracted inboard causing the right main gear and nose to also collapse. The aircraft slid down the runway on it belly and props before coming to a stop off the runway in the grass hitting a runway light in the process. The aircraft was removed from the runway.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ON APPROACH THE PILOT ATTEMPED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR IN THE NORMAL MANNER BUT DID NOT GET THREE GREEN DOWN INDICATING LIGHTS. HE RECYCLED THE GEAR BUT STILL DID NOT GET THREE GREEN LIGHTS. HE FLEW BY THE TOWER SEVERAL TIMES TO CONFIRM THE GEAR WAS DOWN AFTER HEARING A POP FROM THE LEFT LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL AREA DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR LOWERING PROCEDURE. UPON TOUCH DOWN, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACTED INBOARD CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND NOSE TO ALSO COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT SLID DOWN THE RUNWAY ON IT BELLY AND PROPS BEFORE COMING TO A STOP OFF THE RUNWAY IN THE GRASS HITTING A RUNWAY LIGHT IN THE PROCESS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY.