CHI70F0373

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310F · Evansville, IN · December 16, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 16, 1969
Place
Evansville, IN · EVANSVILLE, IN
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5822XCessna 310F
Status
Completed · report June 1, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
145901

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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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3-4594  69/12/16   EVANSVILLE,IND      CESSNA 310F         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1605                    N5822X              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 39, 6091 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            452 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DRESS MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OWENSBORO,KY                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- RETRACT-EXTEND TUBE TORN LOOSE FROM OUTER SUPPORT BULKHEAD DUE SEVERE INDUCED LOAD IN SYSTEM.

Aircraft

Registration
N5822X
Reported as
Cessna 310F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Dress Memorial

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.