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FAA incident report · Cessna 310I · Aniak, AK · November 21, 2011

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Date
November 21, 2011 · 15:30 local
Place
Aniak, AK
Airport
Aniak
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8073M
Reported as
Cessna 310I
Reported engine
Continental I0-470 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total35 in this make and model83 in the last 90 days
N8073MRegistered now · Cessna 310IS/N 310I0073Airframe modelCessna 310IEngine 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.

On takeoff climb pilot retracted gear. During retraction pilot heard a loud noise and felt something hit the floor under his feet. He noticed that he did not get the normal safe gear indication for the nose gear. Looked at gear through mirror on cowling and noticed nose gear hanging out of wheel well. Attemted emergency extension without success. Declared emergency on radio, and performed fly by of airport to have radio confirmation that his main gear was down. Landed on runway with minimal damage.

As the FAA filed it

ON TAKEOFF CLIMB PILOT RETRACTED GEAR. DURING RETRACTION PILOT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND FELT SOMETHING HIT THE FLOOR UNDER HIS FEET. HE NOTICED THAT HE DID NOT GET THE NORMAL SAFE GEAR INDICATION FOR THE NOSE GEAR. LOOKED AT GEAR THROUGH MIRROR ON COWLING AND NOTICED NOSE GEAR HANGING OUT OF WHEEL WELL. ATTEMTED EMERGENCY EXTENSION WITHOUT SUCCESS. DECLARED EMERGENCY ON RADIO, AND PERFORMED FLY BY OF AIRPORT TO HAVE RADIO CONFIRMATION THAT HIS MAIN GEAR WAS DOWN. LANDED ON RUNWAY WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE.