20231103020469I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310N · Dayton, OH · November 3, 2023

Date
November 3, 2023 · 13:57 local
Place
Dayton, OH
Airport
Dayton International Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4127Q
Reported as
Cessna 310N
Reported engine
Continental I0-470 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,750 total

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.

Day/faa/atc - privacy data omitted was on short final when he asked the local controller to check if his nose gear was down. Local controller checked with his binoculars and informed him his gear appeared to be down. privacy data omitted Touched down and rolled out approximately 500' - 1000' and then his nose gear collapsed.

Ohio state patrol - on November 03, 2023 the pilot privacy data omitted stated he was preparing to land his Cessna model 310N. When doing so he asked the radio tower if his front landing gear was down because he was receiving a message on his dash board indicating that the landing gear might be malfunctioning. The tower gave the all clear for landing, when the pilot landed the aircraft his front landing gear collapsed causing the plane to nose dive into the pavement. privacy data omitted Notified the tower of the situation and that is when the Dayton airport fire and EMS were dispatched. I asked privacy data omittedhas he ever had this malfunction with this plane before and he stated no. I also asked who services this plane and he stated privacy data omitted that is based out of danville Kentucky. privacy data omitted Completed the statement form, privacy data omitted and privacy data omitted completed photgraphs and a field sketch.

11/20/2023 - Contacted privacy data omitted and verified his personal information. privacy data omitted Is now located at stevens aerospace, Dayton International Airport (day) awaiting insurance clearance for maintenance. No determination has yet been discovered for the nose gear collapse.

12/05/2023 - Contacted privacy data omitted who stated that they were involved with the removal of the aircraft from the runway 'only.' They will not be involved with the repair of the aircraft since their facility will be terminating operation at the end of 01/24. privacy data omitted Was towed to ASI (aviation sales inc.) and is awaiting insurance approval for maintenance.

As the FAA filed it

DAY/FAA/ATC - ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON SHORT FINAL WHEN HE ASKED THE LOCAL CONTROLLER TO CHECK IF HIS NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN. LOCAL CONTROLLER CHECKED WITH HIS BINOCULARS AND INFORMED HIM HIS GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOUCHED DOWN AND ROLLED OUT APPROXIMATELY 500' - 1000' AND THEN HIS NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

OHIO STATE PATROL - ON NOVEMBER 03, 2023 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE WAS PREPARING TO LAND HIS CESSNA MODEL 310N. WHEN DOING SO HE ASKED THE RADIO TOWER IF HIS FRONT LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN BECAUSE HE WAS RECEIVING A MESSAGE ON HIS DASH BOARD INDICATING THAT THE LANDING GEAR MIGHT BE MALFUNCTIONING. THE TOWER GAVE THE ALL CLEAR FOR LANDING, WHEN THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT HIS FRONT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE PLANE TO NOSE DIVE INTO THE PAVEMENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NOTIFIED THE TOWER OF THE SITUATION AND THAT IS WHEN THE DAYTON AIRPORT FIRE AND EMS WERE DISPATCHED. I ASKED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^HAS HE EVER HAD THIS MALFUNCTION WITH THIS PLANE BEFORE AND HE STATED NO. I ALSO ASKED WHO SERVICES THIS PLANE AND HE STATED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THAT IS BASED OUT OF DANVILLE KENTUCKY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COMPLETED THE STATEMENT FORM, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COMPLETED PHOTGRAPHS AND A FIELD SKETCH.

11/20/2023 - CONTACTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND VERIFIED HIS PERSONAL INFORMATION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS NOW LOCATED AT STEVENS AEROSPACE, DAYTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (DAY) AWAITING INSURANCE CLEARANCE FOR MAINTENANCE. NO DETERMINATION HAS YET BEEN DISCOVERED FOR THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE.

12/05/2023 - CONTACTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE INVOLVED WITH THE REMOVAL OF THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RUNWAY 'ONLY.' THEY WILL NOT BE INVOLVED WITH THE REPAIR OF THE AIRCRAFT SINCE THEIR FACILITY WILL BE TERMINATING OPERATION AT THE END OF 01/24. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TOWED TO ASI (AVIATION SALES INC.) AND IS AWAITING INSURANCE APPROVAL FOR MAINTENANCE.