# Accident 20110401005319A: Cessna 310F, Sanford, FL, April 1, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2011, 16:15 local time
- Place: Sanford, FL
- Airport: Orlando Sanford International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7803° N, 81.2705° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7803&lon=-81.2705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6781X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6781X-2017-10-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310F (registry code 2074216, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 300 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110401005319A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON APRIL 01, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 16:15PM, WHILE CONDUCTING A MULTI-ENGINE TRAINING FLIGHT, THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF AIRCRAFT N6781X ENTERED THE LANDING PATTERN AT THE ORLANDO SANFORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO CONDUCT LANDING PRACTICE WITH A STUDENT PILOT ON BOARD.  DURING THE FIRST APPROACH, THE PILOT EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR AND EXECUTED A NORMAL TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING ON RUNWAY 27R.  ON THE SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT, THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN THE GEAR WAS LOWERED, THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCK LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE CONDITION OF THE BULB WAS CHECK AND THE GEAR RECYCLED. HOWEVER, THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCK LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. HE CONTACTED THE TOWER AND REQUESTED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR WHILE PERFORMING A LOW APPROACH ON RUNWAY 27C.  THE CONTROLLER CONFIRMED THAT THE GEARS WERE DOWN AND THE PILOT MADE THE DECISION TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT.  AFTER LANDING, WHEN THE WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, IT COLLAPSED. THE AIRFRAME STRUCTURE WITHIN THE NOSE WHEEL AREA WAS DAMAGE, NUMEROUS RIVETS ON A PANEL NEAR THE NOSE WHEEL BULKED AREA WERE ALSO POPPED, AND BOTH PROPELLER BLADES WERE DAMAGED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA11LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA221), Apr 1, 2011: Cessna 310F (N6781X), Sanford, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the nose landing gear due to inadequate servicing of the nose gear strut reservoir.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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