# NTSB investigations: Cessna 310R: Landing gear collapse

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA23LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA154.md): Cessna 310R · Lexington, KY · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 15, 2022 · N3844C · Substantial damage
  > A main landing gear collapse due to a landing gear actuator overtravel for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB WPR22LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA124.md): Cessna 310R · McGrath, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 10, 2022 · N3UR · Substantial damage
  > A failure of the right main landing gear bellcrank lower arm fork, bellcrank, pivot bolt, and trunnion bellcrank lug for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB WPR20CA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA183.md): Cessna 310 · Butte, MT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Jun 15, 2020 · N87395 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a fence post during final approach which resulted in a damage to the left main landing gear, and its subsequent collapse during landing.
- [NTSB CEN18LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA128.md): Cessna 310R · Kansas City, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 22, 2018 · N372WP · Substantial damage
  > The landing gear collapse due to the separation of the end fitting bolt for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
- [NTSB ERA17LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA150.md): Cessna 310R · South Lakeland, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 8, 2017 · N1362G · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the left main landing gear on landing for reasons that could not be determined due to the extent of damage sustained during the accident.
- [NTSB WPR13LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA238.md): Cessna 310R · Bakersfield, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 8, 2013 · N6096C · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the right main landing gear link assembly, which resulted in the right main landing gear collapsing during landing.
- [NTSB WPR10LA476](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA476.md): Cessna 310R · Great Falls, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 28, 2010 · N455TB · Substantial damage
  > The uncommanded retraction of the right main landing gear during taxi due to the failure of the landing gear extension system to move the right main gear upper side link into the locked position for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB MIA08CA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA190.md): Cessna 310R · Lake Placid, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 10, 2008 · N115CA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to observe the ongoing construction to the closed runway while landing. Contributing to the accident was flight service's failure to brief the pilot of the closed runway.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2074245')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '094' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence?model=2074245

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