- Date
- December 1, 1978
- Place
- Marion, IN · MARION, IN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N310AECessna 310Q
- Status
- Completed · report March 8, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781201040269A
- Case key
- 138523
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4078 78/12/1 MARION,IN CESSNA 310Q CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 13786 TIME - 1415 N310AE PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 898 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARION MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OAKLAND-TROY,MI MARION,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N310AE
- Reported as
- Cessna 310Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Marion Muni
N310AERegistration cancelled May 13, 2015 · Cessna 310QAirframe modelCessna 310QEngine modelContinental I0-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N310AE · 1
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