DEN78FQA24

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310 · Albuquerque, NM · May 25, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 25, 1978
Place
Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7727QCessna 310
Status
Completed · report October 29, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780525012089A
Case key
142147

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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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3-2681  78/5/25    ALBUQUERQUE,NM      CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 16000
        TIME - 0825                    N7727Q              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBUQUERQUE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM              DENVER,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        REMARKS- NOSEWHEEL DOOR NOT ATTACHED TO ACTIVATING ARM.

Aircraft

Registration
N7727Q
Reported as
Cessna 310
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Albuquerque

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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.