MIA71FKW07

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310L · Knoxville, TN · August 22, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 22, 1970
Place
Knoxville, TN · KNOXVILLE, TN
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3329XCessna 310L
Status
Completed · report April 13, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113812

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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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3-2637  70/8/22    KNOXVILLE,TENN      CESSNA 310L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1650
        TIME - 0919                    N3329X              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 650 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCGHEE-TYSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TRI-CITY APT,TENN           KNOXVILLE,TENN
        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 - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- INTERMEDIATE GR DRIVE TUBE ASSY BENT AT UNDET TIME. NOSE GR WOULDNT FULLY EXTEND.

Aircraft

Registration
N3329X
Reported as
Cessna 310L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mcghee-Tyson