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FAA incident report · Cessna 310C · Barnwell, SC · July 6, 2016

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Date
July 6, 2016 · 20:30 local
Place
Barnwell, SC
Airport
Barnwell Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N310B
Reported as
Cessna 310C
Reported engine
Continental I0-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
5,100 total30 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N310BRegistration cancelled Sep 17, 2019 · Cessna 310CS/N 35951 · Built 1959Airframe modelCessna 310CEngine 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 July 6, 2016 at about 2030 hours N310B, a Cessna 310 c, with serial number 39951, landed gear up at Barnwell Regional Airport (bnl). privacy data omitted Who holds certificate number privacy data omitted was the pilot in command and was not injured.

I asked the pilot if he could tell me what happened and the following is his reply:

The pilot stated that he was getting ready to land and lowered the gear and the gear did not go down. He tried the hand crank and felt resistance and the gear did not move. He thought that the problem was with the switch (gear handle) and he placed the gear handle to the up position and then down several times thinking that the gear switch might be the problem.

I asked to see the aircraft records and he stated that the owner had all the aircraft records. privacy data omitted Volunteered that the last annual was completed in July of 2015, this was verified with the aircraft owner, and I then reviewed the aircraft records on July 13, 2016 with the aircraft owner present.

I asked privacy data omitted to see his pilot certificate and medical certificate. privacy data omitted Had his pilot certificate, A&P and IA certificates with him but could not produce a medical certificate. He stated that he must have left it at home. A search of spars indicated that his last medical was a second class (commercial) dated 03-05-2015.

privacy data omitted To see the aircraft registration and airworthiness certificate. These two items were not with the aircraft and he stated that the owner probably had them. The pilots operating handbook (POH), the weight and balance, and equipment list were in his hangar.

During an inspection of runway 17 the following was noted:

At about 150 feet from the runway numbers there was evidence of metal contact with the runway surface and slight metal transfer. ABOUT75 feet from this point the tail tie down bar was found and more metal transfer onto the pavement.

At a total of about 300 feet from the end of the runway both propellers struck the runway leaving rotational scaring in the pavement, 5 scars with the left propeller and 4 scars with the right propeller.

The aircraft continued to slide down the runway about another 800 feet coming to a stop about 1400 feet from the end of runway 17.

The damage to the aircraft included the grinding away of the inboard main gear doors lined up with the end of their hinges. The belly of the fuselage and the bottom skin of the aircraft tail was damaged. The nose gear doors were damaged and also some of the sheet metal next to the nose gear well.

With the aircraft on jacks it was discovered the folk bolt (Cessna p/n 0813300-102) had an old crack in the last thread before the shank of the folk bolt about 80 percent around it?s circumference the remainder of the fork bolt finally broke.

The bell crank (Cessna p/n 0842104-2) was broken into three pieces the largest piece was still attached onto its torque tube. The breaks on the cast aluminum bell crank were silver in color and appeared to be recently broken with no evidence of previously being cracked. A malfunction and defect report was completed on the failed part.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 6, 2016 AT ABOUT 2030 HOURS N310B, A CESSNA 310 C, WITH SERIAL NUMBER 39951, LANDED GEAR UP AT BARNWELL REGIONAL AIRPORT (BNL). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO HOLDS CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND WAS NOT INJURED.

I ASKED THE PILOT IF HE COULD TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED AND THE FOLLOWING IS HIS REPLY:

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS GETTING READY TO LAND AND LOWERED THE GEAR AND THE GEAR DID NOT GO DOWN. HE TRIED THE HAND CRANK AND FELT RESISTANCE AND THE GEAR DID NOT MOVE. HE THOUGHT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE SWITCH (GEAR HANDLE) AND HE PLACED THE GEAR HANDLE TO THE UP POSITION AND THEN DOWN SEVERAL TIMES THINKING THAT THE GEAR SWITCH MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM.

I ASKED TO SEE THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS AND HE STATED THAT THE OWNER HAD ALL THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ VOLUNTEERED THAT THE LAST ANNUAL WAS COMPLETED IN JULY OF 2015, THIS WAS VERIFIED WITH THE AIRCRAFT OWNER, AND I THEN REVIEWED THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS ON JULY 13, 2016 WITH THE AIRCRAFT OWNER PRESENT.

I ASKED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO SEE HIS PILOT CERTIFICATE AND MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD HIS PILOT CERTIFICATE, A&P AND IA CERTIFICATES WITH HIM BUT COULD NOT PRODUCE A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. HE STATED THAT HE MUST HAVE LEFT IT AT HOME. A SEARCH OF SPARS INDICATED THAT HIS LAST MEDICAL WAS A SECOND CLASS (COMMERCIAL) DATED 03-05-2015.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO SEE THE AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION AND AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE. THESE TWO ITEMS WERE NOT WITH THE AIRCRAFT AND HE STATED THAT THE OWNER PROBABLY HAD THEM. THE PILOTS OPERATING HANDBOOK (POH), THE WEIGHT AND BALANCE, AND EQUIPMENT LIST WERE IN HIS HANGAR.

DURING AN INSPECTION OF RUNWAY 17 THE FOLLOWING WAS NOTED:

AT ABOUT 150 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY NUMBERS THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF METAL CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND SLIGHT METAL TRANSFER. ABOUT75 FEET FROM THIS POINT THE TAIL TIE DOWN BAR WAS FOUND AND MORE METAL TRANSFER ONTO THE PAVEMENT.

AT A TOTAL OF ABOUT 300 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY BOTH PROPELLERS STRUCK THE RUNWAY LEAVING ROTATIONAL SCARING IN THE PAVEMENT, 5 SCARS WITH THE LEFT PROPELLER AND 4 SCARS WITH THE RIGHT PROPELLER.

THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SLIDE DOWN THE RUNWAY ABOUT ANOTHER 800 FEET COMING TO A STOP ABOUT 1400 FEET FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 17.

THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED THE GRINDING AWAY OF THE INBOARD MAIN GEAR DOORS LINED UP WITH THE END OF THEIR HINGES. THE BELLY OF THE FUSELAGE AND THE BOTTOM SKIN OF THE AIRCRAFT TAIL WAS DAMAGED. THE NOSE GEAR DOORS WERE DAMAGED AND ALSO SOME OF THE SHEET METAL NEXT TO THE NOSE GEAR WELL.

WITH THE AIRCRAFT ON JACKS IT WAS DISCOVERED THE FOLK BOLT (CESSNA P/N 0813300-102) HAD AN OLD CRACK IN THE LAST THREAD BEFORE THE SHANK OF THE FOLK BOLT ABOUT 80 PERCENT AROUND IT?S CIRCUMFERENCE THE REMAINDER OF THE FORK BOLT FINALLY BROKE.

THE BELL CRANK (CESSNA P/N 0842104-2) WAS BROKEN INTO THREE PIECES THE LARGEST PIECE WAS STILL ATTACHED ONTO ITS TORQUE TUBE. THE BREAKS ON THE CAST ALUMINUM BELL CRANK WERE SILVER IN COLOR AND APPEARED TO BE RECENTLY BROKEN WITH NO EVIDENCE OF PREVIOUSLY BEING CRACKED. A MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT WAS COMPLETED ON THE FAILED PART.