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FAA incident report · Cessna 310N · Michigan City, IN · June 17, 2019

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Date
June 17, 2019 · 11:52 local
Place
Michigan City, IN
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5020Q
Reported as
Cessna 310N
Reported engine
Continental I0-470 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
11,036 total4,955 in this make and model
N5020QRegistered now · Cessna 310NS/N 310N-0120 · Built 1968Airframe modelCessna 310NEngine 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.

N5020Q was on an IFR flight plan from bessemer, Alabama to Michigan City, Indiana. The pilot of N5020Q executed the RNAV 20 approach to landing. The pilot reported selecting he landing gear down position and stated that he and the front seat passenger verified ?3-green? Landing gear down position indicators. During landing rollout, the left gear collapsed causing the left engine propeller to strike the pavement. This caused the aircraft to veer left of center and into the grass alongside the runway. During this action, the remaining landing gears collapsed, and the aircraft departed the runway. One runway light was damaged. There were no injuries to the pilot, passengers, or persons on the ground. There was no post-crash fire.

**N5020Q was on an IFR flight plan from bessemer, Alabama to Michigan City, Indiana. The pilot of N5020Q executed the RNAV 20 approach to landing. The pilot reported selecting the landing gear down position during final approach and stated that he and the front seat passenger verified ?3-green? Landing gear down position indicators. During landing rollout, the left gear collapsed causing the left engine propeller to strike the pavement. This caused the aircraft to veer left of center and into the grass alongside the runway. During this action, the remaining landing gears collapsed, and the aircraft departed the runway. One runway light was damaged. There were no injuries to the pilot, passengers, or persons on the ground. There was no post-crash fire.

As the FAA filed it

N5020Q WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM BESSEMER, ALABAMA TO MICHIGAN CITY, INDIANA. THE PILOT OF N5020Q EXECUTED THE RNAV 20 APPROACH TO LANDING. THE PILOT REPORTED SELECTING HE LANDING GEAR DOWN POSITION AND STATED THAT HE AND THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER VERIFIED ?3-GREEN? LANDING GEAR DOWN POSITION INDICATORS. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE PAVEMENT. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT OF CENTER AND INTO THE GRASS ALONGSIDE THE RUNWAY. DURING THIS ACTION, THE REMAINING LANDING GEARS COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. ONE RUNWAY LIGHT WAS DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT, PASSENGERS, OR PERSONS ON THE GROUND. THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE.

**N5020Q WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM BESSEMER, ALABAMA TO MICHIGAN CITY, INDIANA. THE PILOT OF N5020Q EXECUTED THE RNAV 20 APPROACH TO LANDING. THE PILOT REPORTED SELECTING THE LANDING GEAR DOWN POSITION DURING FINAL APPROACH AND STATED THAT HE AND THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER VERIFIED ?3-GREEN? LANDING GEAR DOWN POSITION INDICATORS. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE PAVEMENT. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT OF CENTER AND INTO THE GRASS ALONGSIDE THE RUNWAY. DURING THIS ACTION, THE REMAINING LANDING GEARS COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. ONE RUNWAY LIGHT WAS DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT, PASSENGERS, OR PERSONS ON THE GROUND. THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE.