- Date
- August 10, 1991, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Plattsmouth, NE
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4827BCessna 310
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910810033149A
- Case key
- 15156
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Probable cause
Improper maintenance by the owner/pilot. A factor related to the accident was the built-up of corrosion on he landing gear retraction system.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot said he was unable to get a green, gear safe, indication while preparing to land. A fly by was conducted which determined that the main gear was unsafe. A landing was attempted and during the roll, the right main gear collapsed. The acft veered off the runway and careened down an embankment. Post accident investigation revealed a poor past maintenance history and a considerable build-up of rust and corrosion on the landing gear retraction system.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4827B
- Reported as
- Cessna 310
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 35127
- Engine
- Continental O-470-B, 240 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Scurlock, Jerry
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 2, 2000
- Airport
- PMV · Plattsmouth, runway 16, 3,000 × 50 ft, concrete
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,000 total · 6,000 in this make and model · 130 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 1 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Observed at
- OFF, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.