# Incident 20160826014129I: Cessna 310L, Saint Petersbur, FL, August 26, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2016, 08:00 local time
- Place: Saint Petersbur, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7709° N, 82.6793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Petersburg, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7709&lon=-82.6793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3281X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310L
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,600 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160826014129I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF ON TWO SEPERATE OCCASIONS DUE TO NOSE GEAR SHIMMY. AFTER TAXIING TO RAMP, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

THE AIRPORT OPERATIONS MANAGER STATED THAT THIS AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHEN THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE FSDO.

INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT AFTER THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET ALONG SIDE A HANGAR BEFORE COMING TO REST.

INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED A BROKEN NOSE GEAR DRAG LINK, BROKEN SHIMMY DAMPER LINK, PROPELLER DAMAGE, AND NOSE CONE DAMAGE.

PILOT SUBMITTED STATEMENT ON 9/22/2016.

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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