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FAA incident report · Cessna 310R · Pelion, SC · February 2, 2011

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Date
February 2, 2011 · 14:50 local
Place
Pelion, SC
Airport
Lexington County
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N15AT
Reported as
Cessna 310R
Reported engine
Continental Motors IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,675 total136 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N15ATRegistration cancelled Jul 29, 2011 · Cessna 310RS/N 310R0103 · Built 1974Airframe modelCessna 310REngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On February 2, 2011, about 1450 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 310R, N15AT, received minor damage when it landed at Pelion airport (6J0) at Pelion, south carolina on runway 18 and the landing gear collapsed on touchdown. The certificated private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident. The pilot did not file a flight plan for personal flight, which was conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91.the landing gear collapsed on touchdown. Inspection of the a/c found the landing gear motor circuit breaker (c/b) was popped. The pilot stated the gear unsafe horn did not sound until the left gear collapsed. When the gear motor c/b reset the horn worked properly, and the landing gear motor ran for about 10 sec. Then the right and nose gear down and lock lights came on. The left main gear down lock bell crank was broken and would not lock but was free to move by hand.a further inspection of the landing gear system will be conducted; finding will be documented on an amendment to this report.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 2, 2011, ABOUT 1450 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 310R, N15AT, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN IT LANDED AT PELION AIRPORT (6J0) AT PELION, SOUTH CAROLINA ON RUNWAY 18 AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE PILOT DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN FOR PERSONAL FLIGHT, WHICH WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91.THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. INSPECTION OF THE A/C FOUND THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER (C/B) WAS POPPED. THE PILOT STATED THE GEAR UNSAFE HORN DID NOT SOUND UNTIL THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED. WHEN THE GEAR MOTOR C/B RESET THE HORN WORKED PROPERLY, AND THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR RAN FOR ABOUT 10 SEC. THEN THE RIGHT AND NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCK LIGHTS CAME ON. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DOWN LOCK BELL CRANK WAS BROKEN AND WOULD NOT LOCK BUT WAS FREE TO MOVE BY HAND.A FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM WILL BE CONDUCTED; FINDING WILL BE DOCUMENTED ON AN AMENDMENT TO THIS REPORT.