# NTSB FTW85LA122: Cessna 310G, N2916R, Austin, TX, February 17, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 17, 1985, 16:56 local (22:56 UTC)
- Place: Austin, TX
- Coordinates: 30.259998, -97.740806 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2600&lon=-97.7408&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21676
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW85LA122
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21676/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA122

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,normal retraction/extension assembly - disconnected (cause)
  - maintenance - improper, other maintenance personnel (cause)
  - maintenance,inspection - inadequate (cause)

## Analysis

DURING TAKEOFF, THE PLT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AS THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED. HE CONTINUED TO THE DESTINATION, BUT WHEN HE ARRIVED, HE WAS UNABLE TO GET A SAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION. DURING THE LANDING, THE PLT DELAYED LOWERING THE NOSE & KEPT THE WEIGHT ON THE MAIN GEAR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE, BUT THE NOSE SUBSEQUENTLY COLLAPSED. AN EXAM REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR DOOR ACTUATING RODS HAD BEEN DISCONNECTED DURING MAINTENANCE ON THE PREVIOUS DAY & HAD NOT BEEN RECONNECTED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2916R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2916R-1988-04-07), registration cancelled 1988-04-07, S/N 310G0116 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310G
- Registry model: [Cessna 310G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310g) (registry code 2074218) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 310G0116
- Airframe hours: 3362
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470-D 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Registered owner: Paul Davis
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 14, 1984
- Departed: F46, ROCKWALL, TX
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: AUS, Robert Mueller, runway 17R, 5,006 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,309 total, 380 in this make and model, 1,309 as pilot in command, 43 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 140° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: AUS

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850217011179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850217011179A), Feb 17, 1985: Cessna 310G, Austin, TX, Substantial damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout after unsafe light. Gear door actuating rods not connected after maintenance.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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