20151213020069I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310Q · Batavia, OH · December 13, 2015

Date: December 13, 2015 · 18:40 local
Place: Batavia, OH
Airport: Clermont County
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N647TW
Reported as: Cessna 310Q
Reported engine: Continental I0-470-VO
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,398 total863 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days

N647TWRegistered now · Cessna 310QS/N 310Q0815 · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna 310Q Engine 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.

At approximately 4:30 p.m. on December 13, 2015 the pilot departed burke lakefront airport in cleveland, Ohio. Upon raising the landing gear after takeoff, he heard a bang.

The pilot performed a "fly-by" at bkl and the tower told him that his nose gear appeared to have not retracted. Upon determining the plane was flying properly, the pilot continued the flight to his home base Clermont County, I69.

Upon approach to I69, the pilot attempted to lock the nose gear, but was unsucessful. He then attempted to manually lower the gear in order to lock it, but was also unsucessful.

The pilot landed at Clermont County, at approximately 6:40 p.m. upon landing the nose gear collapsed and the plane fell on its nose resulting in minor damage.

Reviewed by dws 01/08/2016

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 4:30 P.M. ON DECEMBER 13, 2015 THE PILOT DEPARTED BURKE LAKEFRONT AIRPORT IN CLEVELAND, OHIO. UPON RAISING THE LANDING GEAR AFTER TAKEOFF, HE HEARD A BANG.

THE PILOT PERFORMED A "FLY-BY" AT BKL AND THE TOWER TOLD HIM THAT HIS NOSE GEAR APPEARED TO HAVE NOT RETRACTED. UPON DETERMINING THE PLANE WAS FLYING PROPERLY, THE PILOT CONTINUED THE FLIGHT TO HIS HOME BASE CLERMONT COUNTY, I69.

UPON APPROACH TO I69, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE NOSE GEAR, BUT WAS UNSUCESSFUL. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY LOWER THE GEAR IN ORDER TO LOCK IT, BUT WAS ALSO UNSUCESSFUL.

THE PILOT LANDED AT CLERMONT COUNTY, AT APPROXIMATELY 6:40 P.M. UPON LANDING THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PLANE FELL ON ITS NOSE RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE.

REVIEWED BY DWS 01/08/2016