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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310 · Austin, TX · June 22, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 22, 1975
Place
Austin, TX · AUSTIN, TX
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5219ACessna 310
Status
Completed · report July 29, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750622017829A
Case key
149630

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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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3-1500  75/6/22    AUSTIN,TX           CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 2115
        TIME - 1309                    N5219A              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 129 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROBT MUELLER MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TX                  AUSTIN,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- BOLTS MISSING FRM L GR DWN MICRO SWITCH.CAUSED EXTSN LINKAGE TO JAM.GR COULDNT LOCK DWN.

Aircraft

Registration
N5219A
Reported as
Cessna 310
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Robt Mueller Muni

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.