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FAA accident report · Cessna 310R · Lexington, KY · December 15, 2022

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Date
December 15, 2022 · 13:23 local
Place
Lexington, KY
Airport
Blue Grass
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3844C
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA23LA154
Reported as
Cessna 310R
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
19,538 total92 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N3844CRegistered now · Cessna 310RS/N 310R1238Airframe modelCessna 310REngine modelContinental IO-520 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 per pilots statement:

At approximately 2:20PM eastern dst while completing the RNAV 22 approach I lowered the gear for landing at 125 indicated. The nose gear light illuminated however the two main gear

Down and locked did not illuminate. I recycled the gear and all 3 lights remained extinguished and there was no movement of the gear which was confirmed in the mirror on the engine

Nacelle. I told the tower I was executing a missed approach and flew the runway heading. When asked my intentions I asked for an area I could work on to manually lower the gear. While going through the procedure to manually lower the gear it did not feel that the mechanism was engaging correctly to lower the gear. I continued to crank until it would not turn. With the gear down lights not working I could not verify that the gear was down and locked but could see that the nose gear was extended in the mirror. I declared an emergency and requested the ARFF equipment to standby for our approach and landing. I used full flaps with no warning horn indicating that he gear was not extended. I also confirmed that the nose gear was extended in engine nacelle mirror. On short final the tower advised the gear appeared down. I slowed a stable approach speed and had a soft touchdown. While rolling out the right main gear collapsed with the left main gear folding. As the aircraft slowed rudder authority was lost and the aircraft drifted right of centerline and stopped on the runway. I pulled the mixture controls to idle cutoff and eventually turned the magneto switches, alternator, and battery switches off. After my wife and I exited the aircraft through the passenger door we talked with first responders and they confirmed no injuries. This statement is the facts to my best recollection of events leading to this incident.

03-20-2023 Based on further evaluation information provided to NTSB, this incident has been reclassified as an accident.

As the FAA filed it

AS PER PILOTS STATEMENT:

AT APPROXIMATELY 2:20PM EASTERN DST WHILE COMPLETING THE RNAV 22 APPROACH I LOWERED THE GEAR FOR LANDING AT 125 INDICATED. THE NOSE GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED HOWEVER THE TWO MAIN GEAR

DOWN AND LOCKED DID NOT ILLUMINATE. I RECYCLED THE GEAR AND ALL 3 LIGHTS REMAINED EXTINGUISHED AND THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT OF THE GEAR WHICH WAS CONFIRMED IN THE MIRROR ON THE ENGINE

NACELLE. I TOLD THE TOWER I WAS EXECUTING A MISSED APPROACH AND FLEW THE RUNWAY HEADING. WHEN ASKED MY INTENTIONS I ASKED FOR AN AREA I COULD WORK ON TO MANUALLY LOWER THE GEAR. WHILE GOING THROUGH THE PROCEDURE TO MANUALLY LOWER THE GEAR IT DID NOT FEEL THAT THE MECHANISM WAS ENGAGING CORRECTLY TO LOWER THE GEAR. I CONTINUED TO CRANK UNTIL IT WOULD NOT TURN. WITH THE GEAR DOWN LIGHTS NOT WORKING I COULD NOT VERIFY THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED BUT COULD SEE THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS EXTENDED IN THE MIRROR. I DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND REQUESTED THE ARFF EQUIPMENT TO STANDBY FOR OUR APPROACH AND LANDING. I USED FULL FLAPS WITH NO WARNING HORN INDICATING THAT HE GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. I ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS EXTENDED IN ENGINE NACELLE MIRROR. ON SHORT FINAL THE TOWER ADVISED THE GEAR APPEARED DOWN. I SLOWED A STABLE APPROACH SPEED AND HAD A SOFT TOUCHDOWN. WHILE ROLLING OUT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED WITH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FOLDING. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED RUDDER AUTHORITY WAS LOST AND THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED RIGHT OF CENTERLINE AND STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY. I PULLED THE MIXTURE CONTROLS TO IDLE CUTOFF AND EVENTUALLY TURNED THE MAGNETO SWITCHES, ALTERNATOR, AND BATTERY SWITCHES OFF. AFTER MY WIFE AND I EXITED THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE PASSENGER DOOR WE TALKED WITH FIRST RESPONDERS AND THEY CONFIRMED NO INJURIES. THIS STATEMENT IS THE FACTS TO MY BEST RECOLLECTION OF EVENTS LEADING TO THIS INCIDENT.

03-20-2023 BASED ON FURTHER EVALUATION INFORMATION PROVIDED TO NTSB, THIS INCIDENT HAS BEEN RECLASSIFIED AS AN ACCIDENT.

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 ERA23LA154Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportLexington, KYA main landing gear collapse due to a landing gear actuator overtravel for reasons that could not be determined.Dec 15, 2022 · Substantial damage

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