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FAA accident report · Cessna 310G · Broomfield, CO · September 1, 2017

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Date
September 1, 2017 · 03:03 local
Place
Broomfield, CO
Airport
Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Ai
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8957Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN17LA340
Reported as
Cessna 310G
Reported engine
Continental I0-470 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
13,842 total7,258 in this make and model49 in the last 90 days
N8957ZRegistration cancelled Dec 5, 2020 · Cessna 310GS/N 310G0057 · Built 1962Airframe modelCessna 310GEngine 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.

As aircraft began touch down during a touch and go landing the pilot felt the right main gear had a "mushy feeling" the left main felt stiff and secure as did the nose gear. Pilot performed a go around, landing gear remained down for a second touch and go with the same results. Pilot left landing gear down and departed for home airport. Pilot performed emergency landing gear system operations and manually cranked the landing gear up and then down, "system did not feel right". Pilot found landing gear main breaker very hot, sparks and smoke came out from breaker panel. Pilot elected to go to another airport that had a control tower to get a visual observation of the landing gear. The tower acknowledged that the right main gear did not look down and locked, another aircraft in the area flew along side and concured that the right main did not look down and locked. Pilot flew off as much fuel as possible and then performed and emergency landing at the tower controlled airport and the landing gear collapsed upon landing.

As the FAA filed it

AS AIRCRAFT BEGAN TOUCH DOWN DURING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING THE PILOT FELT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR HAD A "MUSHY FEELING" THE LEFT MAIN FELT STIFF AND SECURE AS DID THE NOSE GEAR. PILOT PERFORMED A GO AROUND, LANDING GEAR REMAINED DOWN FOR A SECOND TOUCH AND GO WITH THE SAME RESULTS. PILOT LEFT LANDING GEAR DOWN AND DEPARTED FOR HOME AIRPORT. PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR SYSTEM OPERATIONS AND MANUALLY CRANKED THE LANDING GEAR UP AND THEN DOWN, "SYSTEM DID NOT FEEL RIGHT". PILOT FOUND LANDING GEAR MAIN BREAKER VERY HOT, SPARKS AND SMOKE CAME OUT FROM BREAKER PANEL. PILOT ELECTED TO GO TO ANOTHER AIRPORT THAT HAD A CONTROL TOWER TO GET A VISUAL OBSERVATION OF THE LANDING GEAR. THE TOWER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DID NOT LOOK DOWN AND LOCKED, ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE AREA FLEW ALONG SIDE AND CONCURED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN DID NOT LOOK DOWN AND LOCKED. PILOT FLEW OFF AS MUCH FUEL AS POSSIBLE AND THEN PERFORMED AND EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE TOWER CONTROLLED AIRPORT AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED UPON LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN17LA340Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBroomfield, COA collapse of the right main landing gear due to a bent pushrod, which precluded the gear from fully extending. The reason for the bent pushrod could not be determined based on the available information.Sep 1, 2017 · Substantial damage