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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310P · Shreveport, LA · October 25, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 25, 1979
Place
Shreveport, LA · SHREVEPORT, LA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N5911MCessna 310P
Status
Completed · report December 27, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19791025032249A
Case key
134856

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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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3-2941  79/10/25   SHREVEPORT,LA       CESSNA 310P         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 8093
        TIME - 1201                    N5911M              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TYLER,TX                    SHREVEPORT,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
        REMARKS- RGT MAIN GEAR,LOWER SCISSOR,CLEVIS PIN MISSING.

Aircraft

Registration
N5911M
Reported as
Cessna 310P
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Downtown

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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.