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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310R · Fort Pierce, FL · April 25, 2012

Date: April 25, 2012 · 09:55 local
Place: Fort Pierce, FL
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2MB
Reported as: Cessna 310R
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,570 total1,500 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N2MBRegistered now · Cessna 310RS/N 310R1357 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 310R Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft departed FL37 in route to sebring, FL. And gear retraction was normal. Pilot selected gear down with no response & tripped c/b. pilot reset breaker with same results. He then tried a manual gear extension, but he was unable to turn the gear crank. After strongly forcing the manual gear crank it broke loose but had no effect on the landing gear. Pilot coordinated an emeregency and cooridinated a gear up landing with minor damage to the airframe. Most of the damage was absorbed by the heavy duty stohl flap tracks. Inspected landing gear gearbox and discovered that reduction gear would turn with manual gear extension handle, but the main gear box would not turn.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FL37 IN ROUTE TO SEBRING, FL. AND GEAR RETRACTION WAS NORMAL. PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN WITH NO RESPONSE & TRIPPED C/B. PILOT RESET BREAKER WITH SAME RESULTS. HE THEN TRIED A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION, BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE GEAR CRANK. AFTER STRONGLY FORCING THE MANUAL GEAR CRANK IT BROKE LOOSE BUT HAD NO EFFECT ON THE LANDING GEAR. PILOT COORDINATED AN EMEREGENCY AND COORIDINATED A GEAR UP LANDING WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME. MOST OF THE DAMAGE WAS ABSORBED BY THE HEAVY DUTY STOHL FLAP TRACKS. INSPECTED LANDING GEAR GEARBOX AND DISCOVERED THAT REDUCTION GEAR WOULD TURN WITH MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION HANDLE, BUT THE MAIN GEAR BOX WOULD NOT TURN.

Other reports on N2MB · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19971018031369IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Willimantic, MENarrative: Mr. Bayerdorffer, pilot-in-command of Cessna N2MB landed on his private airfield. Just after landing, two deer ran out into the path of the aircraft and were hit by the aircraft. Minor damage to the airplane resulted, and the pilot and passenger…Oct 18, 1997 · Minor damage