CHI67A0121

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310F · Grand Rapids, MI · May 3, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 3, 1967
Place
Grand Rapids, MI · GRAND RAPIDS, MI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6751XCessna 310F
Status
Completed · report August 17, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117916

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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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3-0722   67/5/3    GRAND RAPIDS MICH   CESSNA 310F         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1712                    N6751X              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     43, 3983 TOTAL HOURS, 200
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENT COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR JAMMED AT 45 DEG ANGLE WHEN RETRACTED.INNER STRUT STICKING.GEAR HUNG ON DOOR HINGE.

Aircraft

Registration
N6751X
Reported as
Cessna 310F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kent County

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.