FTW67F0100

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310B · Fort Worth, TX · July 19, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 19, 1966
Place
Fort Worth, TX · FORT WORTH, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5443ACessna 310B
Status
Completed · report September 19, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122018

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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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3-1972  66/7/19    FORT WORTH TEX      CESSNA 310B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 410
        TIME - 1051                    N5443A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEACHAM FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
          LDG GR-BEARING CAM FOLLOWER PART NO.CR-10-1 MISSNG
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- BEARING ALIGNS NOSE WHEEL TO ENTER WHEEL WELL.

Aircraft

Registration
N5443A
Reported as
Cessna 310B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Meacham Field

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.