# Accident 20221215018659A: Cessna 310R, Lexington, KY, December 15, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 2022, 13:23 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Airport: Blue Grass
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0367° N, 84.6086° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0367&lon=-84.6086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3844C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3844C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 19,538 total, 92 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221215018659A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA23LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA154), Dec 15, 2022: Cessna 310R (N3844C), Lexington, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A main landing gear collapse due to a landing gear actuator overtravel for reasons that could not be determined.

## Other reports on N3844C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19940127002162A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940127002162A), Jan 27, 1994: Cessna 310R (N3844C), Memphis, TN, Substantial damage. On taxiing to ramp was struck in rear by aircraft on local taxi. Tower control, other on ground control. Strobes on

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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