- Date
- January 22, 1970
- Place
- New Castle, DE · NEW CASTLE, DE
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3354QCessna 310L
- Status
- Completed · report June 22, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 142108
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0216 70/1/22 NEW CASTLE,DEL CESSNA 310L CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 938 TIME - 1205 N3354Q PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRTR WILMINGTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CHARLOTTE,NC HARTFORD,CONN NEW CASTLE,DEL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- NOSE GR WOULDNT LOCK DOWN. ACTUATING ROD FOUND BENT. TIME WHEN DMG OCCURRED WAS NOT DETERMINED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3354Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 310L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grtr Wilmington
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