- Date
- August 1, 1981
- Place
- Pontiac, MI · PONTIAC, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5070QCessna 310N
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810801064739A
- Case key
- 124015
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2762 81/8/1 PONTIAC,MI CESSNA 310N CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 13740 TIME - 1145 N5070Q PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND-PONTIAC DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PONTIAC,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED REMARKS- NOSE GEAR RETRACTED AGAINST WHEEL WELL DOORS BREAKING IDLER ARM,P/N 0842102-2.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5070Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 310N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Oakland-Pontiac
N5070QRegistration cancelled Mar 21, 2013 · Cessna 310NAirframe modelCessna 310NEngine 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.