CHI74FEE47

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310 · Wheeling, IL · January 12, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 12, 1974
Place
Wheeling, IL · WHEELING, IL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N671RCessna 310
Status
Completed · report May 23, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740112001229A
Case key
186727

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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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3-0897  74/1/12    WHEELING,ILL        CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 1737
        TIME - 1335                    N671R               PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAL-WAUKEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JANESVILLE,WIS              WHEELING,ILL
        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)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LEFT LANDING GEAR PIN PART NR 089400-1 BROKE CAUSING LEFT LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

Aircraft

Registration
N671R
Reported as
Cessna 310
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pal-Waukee

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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