NYC67F0287

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310 · Morristown, NJ · October 4, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 4, 1966
Place
Morristown, NJ · MORRISTOWN, NJ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N366JCessna 310
Status
Completed · report November 10, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121215

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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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3-2655   66/10/4   MORRISTOWN NJ       CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1615                    N366J               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      41, 14000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORRISTOWN MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR MAIN DRIVE TUBE ASSEMBLY FAILED-CESSNA PART NO.0842120-1.

Aircraft

Registration
N366J
Reported as
Cessna 310
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Morristown Muni

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.

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