CHI69D0406

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310B · Waterville, OH · October 1, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 1, 1968
Place
Waterville, OH · WATERVILLE, OH
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N900SCessna 310B
Status
Completed · report February 13, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107644

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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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3-4324   68/10/1   WATERVILLE,OHIO     CESSNA 310B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 3100
        TIME - 1900                    N900S               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HANIFAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- RT GR DOWN LOCK TENSION WAS LESS THAN REQUIRED 40-50 LBS.IT WAS FOUND TO BE 10 LBS.

Aircraft

Registration
N900S
Reported as
Cessna 310B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hanifan

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.