# Accident 20160723011449A: Cessna 310L, Linden, NJ, July 23, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2016, 13:24 local time
- Place: Linden, NJ
- Airport: Linden Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6175° N, 74.2444° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6175&lon=-74.2444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3261X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3261X-2016-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310L (registry code 2074230, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310L
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,660 total, 200 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160723011449A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT PRIOR TO LANDING HE HAD 3 GREEN LIGHTS INDICATING ALL 3 LANDING GEAR WERE DOWN AND LOCKED AND HE VISUALLY CHECKED THE NOSE GEAR DOWN USING THE MIRROR INSTALLED ON THE LEFT ENGINE COWLING FOR THAT PURPOSE. HE STATED THAT ON ROLL OUT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE THE NOSE LANDING GEAR REMAINED EXTENDED. THIS MADE THE AIRCRAFT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND KEEP ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST HALF ON AND HALF OFF THE RUNWAY DAMAGING ONE RUNWAY LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A SLIGHT PROP STRIKE ON THE #2 ENGINE. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DOORS, TAIL AND RIGHT ELEVATOR COUNTER WEIGHT WERE DAMAGED / SCRAPED. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF THE ELEVATORS BEING TORQUED INTO THE FUSELAGE CAUSING SCRAPE MARKS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TAIL PORTION OF THE FUSELAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA16LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA271), Jul 23, 2016: Cessna 310L (N3261X), Linden, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The overtravel of the main landing gear (MLG) actuator, which resulted in the MLG partially collapsing upon landing. The reasons for the overtravel of the MLG actuator could not be determined due to…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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