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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 310R · Linden, NJ · November 22, 2018

Date
November 22, 2018 · 10:25 local
Place
Linden, NJ
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5464J
Reported as
Cessna 310R
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
536 total12 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was landing at Linden airport at local time of 22:25. Aircraft stopped three quarters down runway on belly. No injuries. During the investigation of the aircraft it was noticed that the gear doors were closed showing no signs of being collapsed. The gear circuit breaker was popped and the gear handle was in the down position. When the battery was turned on, all gear bulbs lit red.

The runway has signs of belly hitting ground first and scrapes follow to resting point.

Was a late landing, pilot stated he put gear down and it collapsed, when aircraft was raised off ramp, the landing gear worked with no issues. No bent parts of signs of failure.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING AT LINDEN AIRPORT AT LOCAL TIME OF 22:25. AIRCRAFT STOPPED THREE QUARTERS DOWN RUNWAY ON BELLY. NO INJURIES. DURING THE INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE GEAR DOORS WERE CLOSED SHOWING NO SIGNS OF BEING COLLAPSED. THE GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED AND THE GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION. WHEN THE BATTERY WAS TURNED ON, ALL GEAR BULBS LIT RED.

THE RUNWAY HAS SIGNS OF BELLY HITTING GROUND FIRST AND SCRAPES FOLLOW TO RESTING POINT.

WAS A LATE LANDING, PILOT STATED HE PUT GEAR DOWN AND IT COLLAPSED, WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED OFF RAMP, THE LANDING GEAR WORKED WITH NO ISSUES. NO BENT PARTS OF SIGNS OF FAILURE.