# NTSB BFO88LA083: Cessna 310R, N87297, Washington, DC, September 15, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 15, 1988, 16:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Washington, DC
- Coordinates: 38.880905, -76.990043 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8809&lon=-76.9900&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 11439
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=BFO88LA083
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/11439/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA083

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,gear locking mechanism - failure,total (cause)

## Analysis

DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE ACFT CONTINUED TO ROLL AND CAME TO A STOP ON TAXIWAY 'K'. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE PUSH-PULL ROD ASSEMBLY, P/N 0840125-15, FAILED ALLOWING THE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE PURPOSE OF THE ROD IS TO MAINTAIN PRESSURE ON THE BRACE ASSEMBLY TO KEEP THE GEAR IN THE LOCKED POSITION.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N87297](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87297-2020-10-03), registration cancelled 2020-10-03, S/N 310R0506, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Registry model: [Cessna 310R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (registry code 2074245) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 310R0506
- Airframe hours: 3786
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-M 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Executive/Corporate, Part 91
- Operator: Calypso Airways
- Registered owner: Wye Air Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, August 9, 1988, 41 hours before
- Departed: ESN, EASTON, MD
- Airport: DCA, National, runway 33, 5,200 × 200 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 27; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 2,400 total, 35 in this make and model, 2,200 as pilot in command, 150 in the last 90 days, 45 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 330° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F

## 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 19880915039049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880915039049A), Sep 15, 1988: Cessna 310R, Washington, DC, Substantial damage. On landing roll left main gear collapsed. Push rod assembly failed. Allowed gear to fold. Rod holds gear lock.

## Other investigations on N87297 (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 WPR17LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA136), Jun 30, 2017: Cessna 310R (N87297), Santa Ana, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inability to maintain adequate airspeed after a loss of power to the right engine while maneuvering in the pattern to return to the airport. Contributing to the accident were the loss of…

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.

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