What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 14, 2017, about 1312 central daylight time, Cessna T310Q, N7714Q, piloted by a private pilot, was damaged when the left landing gear collapsed on rollout just prior to turning off the runway 29 to enter onto the taxi way at Marion (mwa), Illinois. The pilot and passenger on board the airplane were not injured. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 without a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The cross-country flight originated from macomb (mqb), Illinois, and was en route to mattoon, (mto), Illinois.
The pilot informed the inspector that when he applied the brake to exit runway 29 he felt a vibration and then the gear collapsed. Upon inspection of the landing gear, it was found one of the links related to the down lock mechanism had internal corrosion at the connecting point located at the top of the landing gear strut appeared to have corrosion; identified by discoloration.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 14, 2017, ABOUT 1312 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, CESSNA T310Q, N7714Q, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT JUST PRIOR TO TURNING OFF THE RUNWAY 29 TO ENTER ONTO THE TAXI WAY AT MARION (MWA), ILLINOIS. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER ON BOARD THE AIRPLANE WERE NOT INJURED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MACOMB (MQB), ILLINOIS, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO MATTOON, (MTO), ILLINOIS.
THE PILOT INFORMED THE INSPECTOR THAT WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE TO EXIT RUNWAY 29 HE FELT A VIBRATION AND THEN THE GEAR COLLAPSED. UPON INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR, IT WAS FOUND ONE OF THE LINKS RELATED TO THE DOWN LOCK MECHANISM HAD INTERNAL CORROSION AT THE CONNECTING POINT LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE LANDING GEAR STRUT APPEARED TO HAVE CORROSION; IDENTIFIED BY DISCOLORATION.
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