# NTSB ATL94LA016: Cessna 310C, N1738H, Charleston, SC, November 13, 1993 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 12, 1993, 22:11 local (Nov 13, 1993, 03:11 UTC) - Place: Charleston, SC - Coordinates: 32.910488, -80.009048 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9105&lon=-80.0090&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 27, 1994 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 3324 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL94LA016 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/3324/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA016 ## Probable cause THE FAILURE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO EXTEND FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Gear not extended, landing - flare/touchdown - landing gear,normal retraction/extension assembly - undetermined (cause) ## Analysis THE PILOT REPORTED TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL THAT HE HAD A LANDING GEAR INDICATION PROBLEM. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. THE PILOT/OWNER HAD LOCKED THE AIRCRAFT, AND A FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. ## Factual narrative On November 12, 1993, at 2211 eastern standard time, a Cessna 310C, N1738H, was substantially damaged during landing at the Charleston International Airport in Charleston, South Carolina. There were no injuries. The aircraft was owned and operated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight. The flight originated in Charleston at an undetermined time. Reportedly, the pilot requested assistance from air traffic control following a landing gear indication problem. The pilot landed the airplane on runway 15. After touchdown, the landing gear collapsed, and the aircraft departed the runway surface. An initial inspection of the aircraft after the accident revealed structural damage to the airframe. An inspector from the Federal Aviation Administration examined the aircraft following the accident. The left, main landing gear was found separated from the airframe,and broken at the strut tube. The nose gear was extended, and folded over toward the left wing. The right main landing gear was still inside the gear well. The inspector reported that the pilot had locked the aircraft prior to departing the site where the aircraft was stored, and the pilot could not be located, therefore a functional inspection of the landing gear system was not possible. An NTSB Form 6120.1/2, Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, was mailed to the pilot on two occasions following the accident. On both occasions, the forms were returned to sender as unclaimed mail. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1738H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1738H-1994-01-18), registration cancelled 1994-01-18, S/N 35838 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 310C - Registry model: [Cessna 310C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310c) (registry code 2074210) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 35838 - Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470-D 260 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Gilstrap, Royce V. - Registered owner: Gilstrap, Royce V. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Destination: CHS - Airport: CHS, Charleston International, runway 15, 9,001 × 200 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 31; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 700 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark - Wind: 60° at 4 knots - Visibility: 15 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 50 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: CHS ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19931112042629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931112042629A), Nov 12, 1993: Cessna 310C, Charleston, SC, Substantial damage. Reported unsafe gear condition. Gear collapsed on landing. Cause gear collapse undetermined. ## Other investigations on N1738H (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB MIA66D0466](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0466), Mar 23, 1966: Cessna 310C (N1738H), West Palm Bc, FL, substantial damage From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.