CHI71FEM80

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310 · Muskegon, MI · May 20, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 20, 1971
Place
Muskegon, MI · MUSKEGON, MI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8173MCessna 310
Status
Completed · report January 13, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161541

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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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3-1665  71/5/20    MUSKEGON,MICH       CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N8173M              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 46, 6537 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            444 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUSKEGON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MUSKEGON,MICH               MILWAUKEE,WISC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
        REMARKS- ON TKOF THERE WAS A MALFNCTN DRNG RETRCTN CYCLE.NS GR CENTRNG ROLLER BRCKET HAD MOVED AFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N8173M
Reported as
Cessna 310
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Muskegon

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.

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