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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310D · Glendale, AZ · April 11, 2016

Date: April 11, 2016 · 12:28 local
Place: Glendale, AZ
Airport: Glendale Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6930T
Reported as: Cessna 310D
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N6930TRegistration cancelled Dec 17, 2018 · Cessna 310DS/N 39230 · Built 1960 Airframe modelCessna 310D 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.

Practice multi aircraft training flight. Power off stall in landing configuration. Pilot noticed that there was not a proper indication for landing gear down. Pilot cycled the landing gear. During the lowering sequence, a loud bang was heard from the nose of the aircraft. Pilot checked the mirror and noticed that the nose gear was swinging freely and not in the locked down position. It was decided that since the aircraft was nearly full of fuel, that the pilot would fly for several hours to lighten the fuel load. After approximately 2.5 hours, the pilot decided to land the aircraft at Glendale. The pilot began with a low pass so the tower could confirm that the gear down. The tower confirmed that the main gear was down and the nose gear appeared to not be in the locked position. Pilot landed the aircraft. The nose gear collapsed on landing and the aircraft slid to a stop on the runway.

As the FAA filed it

PRACTICE MULTI AIRCRAFT TRAINING FLIGHT. POWER OFF STALL IN LANDING CONFIGURATION. PILOT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NOT A PROPER INDICATION FOR LANDING GEAR DOWN. PILOT CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR. DURING THE LOWERING SEQUENCE, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD FROM THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT CHECKED THE MIRROR AND NOTICED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS SWINGING FREELY AND NOT IN THE LOCKED DOWN POSITION. IT WAS DECIDED THAT SINCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS NEARLY FULL OF FUEL, THAT THE PILOT WOULD FLY FOR SEVERAL HOURS TO LIGHTEN THE FUEL LOAD. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2.5 HOURS, THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AT GLENDALE. THE PILOT BEGAN WITH A LOW PASS SO THE TOWER COULD CONFIRM THAT THE GEAR DOWN. THE TOWER CONFIRMED THAT THE MAIN GEAR WAS DOWN AND THE NOSE GEAR APPEARED TO NOT BE IN THE LOCKED POSITION. PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY.

Other reports on N6930T · 2

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

Incident 20091205051879ILanding: Approach · Tampa, FLThe aircraft was on final approach to tpa with three green gear lights, the pilot was advised to increase his speed. When the gear was raised it did not seem normal. He was then instructed to circle to allow faster traffic to land. When he was cleared to land…Dec 5, 2009 · Minor damage Accident 19730114000249AFinal Approach · Brewer, MEJan 14, 1973 · Substantial damage