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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310R · Palo Alto, CA · February 27, 2026

Date
February 27, 2026 · 17:13 local
Place
Palo Alto, CA
Airport
Palo Alto
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N310AC
Reported as
Cessna 310R
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

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.

After speaking with the PIC at the time of the incident, the landing was normal to include the mains touching down and transition to the nose wheel. Shortly after touchdown (within 5 seconds or so), the PIC noticed the right wing dipping and then felt the impact with the runway on the right side. This caused the aircraft to veer off the runway into the terrain (dirt) adjacent. The aircraft came to a stop and the realization that the right main gear had collapsed became apparent. Further examination of the right main gear identified a few failed parts: (1) bolt NAS464P4-26 holding the bellcrank onto the upper gear structure sheered at the bolt head, and (2) bellcrank p/n 0841110-2 mounting holes broke free and missing.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE PIC AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, THE LANDING WAS NORMAL TO INCLUDE THE MAINS TOUCHING DOWN AND TRANSITION TO THE NOSE WHEEL. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN (WITHIN 5 SECONDS OR SO), THE PIC NOTICED THE RIGHT WING DIPPING AND THEN FELT THE IMPACT WITH THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE TERRAIN (DIRT) ADJACENT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP AND THE REALIZATION THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR HAD COLLAPSED BECAME APPARENT. FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR IDENTIFIED A FEW FAILED PARTS: (1) BOLT NAS464P4-26 HOLDING THE BELLCRANK ONTO THE UPPER GEAR STRUCTURE SHEERED AT THE BOLT HEAD, AND (2) BELLCRANK P/N 0841110-2 MOUNTING HOLES BROKE FREE AND MISSING.