- Date
- August 29, 1982, 14:20 local (18:20 UTC)
- Place
- Brunswick, GA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1737HCessna 310C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820829042229A
- Case key
- 70058
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot experienced an electrical failure inflight after takeoff. He hand-cranked the landing gear to the down and locked position prior to landing. After rolling approximately 200 feet, he left main gear collapsed. Examination of the landing gear revealed the landing gear downlocks were out of adjustment. The downlocks could be opened with finger pressure. The normal tension on the downlocks should be 40 to 60 pounds.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1737H
- Reported as
- Cessna 310C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 35837
- Airframe hours
- 4,181
- Engine
- Continental IO-470D, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Alvin E. Potter
- Registered owner
- Alvin E. Potter
- Departed
- BQK · Brunswick, GA
- Destination
- BQK · Brunswick, GA
- Airport
- BQK · Glynco Jetport, runway 7, 8,001 × 200 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,657 total · 823 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 183 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BQK
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1737H · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.