FTW81IA052

NTSB incident investigation · Cessna 310 · Mcallen, TX · March 23, 1981

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 23, 1981
Place
Mcallen, TX · MCALLEN, TX
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N548HCessna 310
Status
Completed · report August 3, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
126601

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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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5-0027  81/3/23    MCALLEN,TX          CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 60,
        TIME - 1215                    N548H               PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, 2000
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLER INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROBSTOWN,TX                 MCALLEN,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- RIVETS ON R-MAIN ATTACH SUPPORT FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N548H
Reported as
Cessna 310
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Miller Intl