# NTSB MIA78FLA11: Cessna 310C, N1757H, Jacksonville, FL, December 22, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1977
- Place: Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143841
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FLA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4046  77/12/22   JACKSONVILLE,FL     CESSNA 310C         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1730                    N1757H              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     42, 10405 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            492 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRAIG FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,FL             ALBANY,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- OVERLOAD FAILURE RETRACT LINKAGE ROD,FLAT OLEO CAUSED FORK TO JAM ON GEAR,LANDED NOSE GEAR UP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1757H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1757H-2016-03-16), registration cancelled 2016-03-16, S/N 35857, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310C
- Registry model: [Cessna 310C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310c) (registry code 2074210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Craig Field

## 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 19771222042939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771222042939A), Dec 22, 1977: Cessna 310C, Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage. Overload failure retract linkage rod,flat oleo caused fork to jam on gear,landed nose gear up.

## Other investigations on N1757H (1)

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.

- [NTSB UNK64X1617](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1617), May 4, 1964: Cessna 310C (N1757H), Jacksonville, IL, substantial damage

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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