# NTSB CHI82DA343: Cessna 310A, N301DG, Wheeling, IL, September 4, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: September 4, 1982, 12:23 local (17:23 UTC)
- Place: Wheeling, IL
- Location: 42.1149° N, 87.9020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO EXEC (PWK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1149&lon=-87.9020&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 73031
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA343
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73031/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA343

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Miscellaneous/other, descent - normal
  - landing gear,gear indicating system - failure,partial (cause)
- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,gear locking mechanism - undetermined (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT COULD NOT GET THE GEAR DOWN GREEN LIGHT TO COME ON. SEVERAL CHECKS MADE INCLUDING A FLY-BY AND A ADVISORY THAT THE GEAR APPEARED DOWN. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED. EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM REVEALED A BENT RIGHTHAND INBOARD DRIVE TUBE. NO OTHER DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N301DG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N301DG-1984-07-03), registration cancelled 1984-07-03, S/N 35246 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310A
- Registry model: [Cessna 310](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (registry code 2074202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 35246
- Airframe hours: 3289
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470M 240 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: William H. Anderson
- Registered owner: William H. Anderson
- Departed: PWK, WHEELING, IL
- Destination: PWK, WHEELING, IL
- Airport: PWK, Pal-Waukee, runway 16, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 11,823 total, 662 in this make and model, 9,498 as pilot in command, 235 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Temperature: 167 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: PWK

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820904044909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820904044909A), Sep 4, 1982: Cessna 310, Wheeling, IL, Substantial damage. Unable to obtain gear down light. Right main gear collapsed on landing roll. Bent drive tube possible prior impact.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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