MIA79FLD80

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310 · Tampa, FL · July 18, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 18, 1979
Place
Tampa, FL · TAMPA, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N777RJCessna 310
Status
Completed · report October 16, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790718022529A
Case key
134688

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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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3-2095  79/7/18    TAMPA,FL            CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2300                    N777RJ              PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     30, 2802 TOTAL HOURS, 10
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAMPA INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRYSTAL RIVER,FL            TAMPA,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- SEVERAL LINKAGES & FITTINGS MISSING FM L M/G & RELATED DOOR MECHANISMS.

Aircraft

Registration
N777RJ
Reported as
Cessna 310
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tampa Intl

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.