- Date
- March 10, 1979
- Place
- Augusta, GA · AUGUSTA, GA
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1717HCessna 310C
- Status
- Completed · report August 1, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790310008639A
- Case key
- 137128
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1292 79/3/10 AUGUSTA,GA CESSNA 310C CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 66, 5612 TIME - 0844 N1717H PX- 0 1 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 952 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUSH FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAVANNAH,GA AUGUSTA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- NOSE GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM FAILED-PLT LANDED SHORT ATTEMPTING DEAD ENG LDG-PLT SUCCUMBED 4-13-79.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1717H
- Reported as
- Cessna 310C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bush Field
N1717HRegistration cancelled Sep 14, 2016 · Cessna 310CAirframe modelCessna 310CEngine modelContinental I0-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1717H · 1
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