CHI70D0083

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310B · Youngstown, OH · May 14, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 14, 1969
Place
Youngstown, OH · YOUNGSTOWN, OH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5313ACessna 310B
Status
Completed · report August 13, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175574

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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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3-1868  69/5/14    YOUNGSTOWN,OHIO     CESSNA 310B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 421
        TIME - 1830                    N5313A              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LANSDOWNE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- R MAIN GR FAILED TO LOCK DUE TO BENT PUSH-PULL TUBE.TUBE SUBJECT TO SIDE LOADS ON PRIOR T/O OR LDG

Aircraft

Registration
N5313A
Reported as
Cessna 310B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lansdowne

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.