ANC74IA085

NTSB incident investigation · Cessna 310L · Bethel, AK · June 29, 1974

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 29, 1974
Place
Bethel, AK · BETHEL, AK
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2265FCessna 310L
Status
Completed · report September 16, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
132534

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0018  74/6/29    BETHEL,ALAS         CESSNA 310L         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2750
        TIME - 1739                    N2265F              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BETHEL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCGRATH,ALAS                ST MARYS,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- UNSAFE DOWN IND,VISUAL CHK,GR APPEARED LOCKED.R GR COLLAPSED ON T/D.BOLT BRKN,DOWNLOCK MECH.

Aircraft

Registration
N2265F
Reported as
Cessna 310L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Bethel

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