# Incident 20170220002399I: Cessna 310R, Rome, GA, February 20, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2017, 18:00 local time
- Place: Rome, GA
- Airport: Richard B. Russell
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3506° N, 85.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Richard B Russell Airport (RMG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3506&lon=-85.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N126TM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N126TM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONTINENTAL IO-520-M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,978 total, 30 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170220002399I

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 20, 2017, ABOUT 1800 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A 1977 CESSNA 310R, N126TM, WAS PERFORMING A TRAFFIC PATTERN APPROACH AT ROME, GEORGIA AIRPORT (KRMG) WHEN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING DURING ROLL OUT.  THERE WERE TWO INDIVIDUALS ON BOARD AS PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS RECEIVING FLIGHT TRAINING TO PREPARE FOR HIS MULTI-ENGINE CHECK RIDE. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.  THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL AND WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AS A PERSONAL TRAINING FLIGHT.  DAY, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT HE STATED THAT HE HAD JUST PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT FOLLOWING A PRE-PURCHASE INSPECTION AND ANNUAL FROM A MAINTENANCE FACILITY LOCATED IN LOUISIANA.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS RECEIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION FROM A CFI AND THEY HAD JUST FINISHED PERFORMING TRAFFIC PATTERN WORK AS THEY WERE LANDING ON RUNWAY 1.  THE REPORTED WINDS WERE CALM WITH A STABLE APPROACH WITH VMC CONDITIONS. AS THE PLANE WAS ROLLING OUT ON CENTERLINE ABOUT 30 FEET FROM THE TAXIWAY TURN OFF, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THEY WERE TRAVELLING AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 20 KNOTS WITH LIGHT BREAKING AND HAD REACHED 5000? DOWN THE 6000? RUNWAY WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE LEFT WING TIP AND PROPELLER DUG INTO THE PAVEMENT LEAVING WITNESS MARKS. A VERIFICATION OF THE LANDING GEAR INDICATOR SHOWED FULLY DOWN WITH 3 GREEN LIGHTS AND NO RED LIGHT. AN EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN CHECKLIST WAS PERFORMED AS ALL ELECTRICAL AND FUEL WAS TURNED OFF. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND OBSERVED NO FIRE OR INJURIES AND DID NOT DEPLOY FOAM OR FLAME RETARDANT. AT THE GUIDANCE OF THE FAA THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED AND SECURED AS IT WAS TRANSPORTED TO A MAINTENANCE HANGAR UNTIL FURTHER EVALUATION.

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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