20130508007499A

On may 8, 2013, about 1505 PDT, a Cessna 310R, N6909C, was substantially damaged during landing at Bakersfield muni airport (L45), Bakersfield, CA on runway 340 (4,000 feet by 75 feet, concrete) . The personal flight was being conducted under 14 CFR part 91 without a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and one passenger was not injured. The flight had originated at concord, CA (ccr).

The pilot reported that he entered the traffic pattern for landing on 340. He lowered the landing gear and flaps, and confirmed 3 green gear position lights. He noted that the pattern, approach and landing flare were "normal" and "uneventful." He stated that "upon touchdown the aircraft began to pull to the right." He noted that he applied left rudder and left brake pressure to correct the deviation. He stated that "he was unable to control the direction as the plane veered off the right side of the runway. At some point the right main landing gear collapsed and separated from the aircraft?.

?The plane skidded into the dirt and came to a stop. The wing tip tank did not contact the ground. The right propeller did make contact with the runway prior to engine shut down".

The airplane came to rest off the right side of the runway. A series of marks consistent with tire skid marks and slashes consistent with propeller slash marks were right of the runway centerline continuing to the point where the aircraft stopped.

The airplane also impacted a runway light as it departed the pavement. The right wheel and lower strut had separated from the upper strut and were lying on the runway.

The right main landing gear torque links had separated at the center hinge point.

Examination of the aircraft revealed that the right landing gear had caused damage to the wheel well area including the wheel well ribs inboard and outboard of the gear attach points.