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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310D · Las Vegas, NV · November 23, 2017

Date: November 23, 2017 · 17:06 local
Place: Las Vegas, NV
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6906T
Reported as: Cessna 310D
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N6906TRegistered now · Cessna 310DS/N 39206 · Built 1960 Airframe modelCessna 310D Engine 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.

Pilot stated that during landing gear retraction departing thermal CA he heard a loud bang, and the nose gear would not retract completely. He continued the flight to north Las Vegas (vgt), declared an emergency and landed on with the main gear down and locked and the nose gear stuck part way out on rwy 7. Damage was confined to the nose gear doors. Inspect found a broken crank in the nose gear linkage.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT DURING LANDING GEAR RETRACTION DEPARTING THERMAL CA HE HEARD A LOUD BANG, AND THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT COMPLETELY. HE CONTINUED THE FLIGHT TO NORTH LAS VEGAS (VGT), DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED ON WITH THE MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED AND THE NOSE GEAR STUCK PART WAY OUT ON RWY 7. DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS. INSPECT FOUND A BROKEN CRANK IN THE NOSE GEAR LINKAGE.