MKC71AK056

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310H · Omaha, NE · May 20, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 20, 1971
Place
Omaha, NE · OMAHA, NE
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N38TTCessna 310H
Status
Completed · report July 25, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162287

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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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3-4262  71/5/20    OMAHA,NEBR          CESSNA 310H         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1115                    N38TT               PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            48, 21200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EPPLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SIOUX FALLS,S DAK           OMAHA,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- INTERMEDIATE GR DRIVE TUBE BENT FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.

Aircraft

Registration
N38TT
Reported as
Cessna 310H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Eppley

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.