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FAA incident report · Cessna 310J · Farmingdale, NY · January 18, 2023

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Date
January 18, 2023 · 14:25 local
Place
Farmingdale, NY
Airport
Republic
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3087L
Reported as
Cessna 310J
Reported engine
Continental I0-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N3087LRegistration cancelled Jul 20, 2024 · Cessna 310JS/N 310J0087 · Built 1965Airframe modelCessna 310JEngine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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During takeoff from isp pilot reports normal landing gear retraction, upon approach to frg pilot lowers landing gear but has no green landing gear down light. Frg tower confirms landing gear is out but NLG is not fully extended. Pilot attempts to retract landing gear but will not retract fully. Pilot attempts emergency landing gear extension per CE310J operating handbook, but landing gear still will not extend fully. Pilot elects to retract landing gear and land with MLG up and NLG still partially extended. Performs landing on runway 32 at frg aircraft comes to a stop on rwy 32 pilot is uninjured and exits the aircraft on his own, no fire or fuel leakage.

After further investigation noted NLG wheel straightener bracket pn 0842000-58 is found broken and NLG straightener cam roller pn CR10-1 is found frozen and not able to rotate.

When cam roller could not rotate it bent the NLG strightener bracket allowing NLG to become uncentered and not able to retract. Unpon landing the NLG cam roller did further damage to the straightener bracket which was found broken.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAKEOFF FROM ISP PILOT REPORTS NORMAL LANDING GEAR RETRACTION, UPON APPROACH TO FRG PILOT LOWERS LANDING GEAR BUT HAS NO GREEN LANDING GEAR DOWN LIGHT. FRG TOWER CONFIRMS LANDING GEAR IS OUT BUT NLG IS NOT FULLY EXTENDED. PILOT ATTEMPTS TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR BUT WILL NOT RETRACT FULLY. PILOT ATTEMPTS EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION PER CE310J OPERATING HANDBOOK, BUT LANDING GEAR STILL WILL NOT EXTEND FULLY. PILOT ELECTS TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR AND LAND WITH MLG UP AND NLG STILL PARTIALLY EXTENDED. PERFORMS LANDING ON RUNWAY 32 AT FRG AIRCRAFT COMES TO A STOP ON RWY 32 PILOT IS UNINJURED AND EXITS THE AIRCRAFT ON HIS OWN, NO FIRE OR FUEL LEAKAGE.

AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION NOTED NLG WHEEL STRAIGHTENER BRACKET PN 0842000-58 IS FOUND BROKEN AND NLG STRAIGHTENER CAM ROLLER PN CR10-1 IS FOUND FROZEN AND NOT ABLE TO ROTATE.

WHEN CAM ROLLER COULD NOT ROTATE IT BENT THE NLG STRIGHTENER BRACKET ALLOWING NLG TO BECOME UNCENTERED AND NOT ABLE TO RETRACT. UNPON LANDING THE NLG CAM ROLLER DID FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE STRAIGHTENER BRACKET WHICH WAS FOUND BROKEN.