NYC70F0056

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310D · Philadelphia, PA · June 16, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 16, 1969
Place
Philadelphia, PA · PHILADELPHIA, PA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6876TCessna 310D
Status
Completed · report January 29, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171922

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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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3-2870  69/6/16    PHILADELPHIA,PA     CESSNA 310D         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 3001
        TIME - 1520                    N6876T              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 334 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILADELPHIA INT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHILADELPHIA,PA             CLINTON,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- UNSAFE LDG GR LIGHT,HYDE ARPT,RTRND PHL.L LDG GR FORK BOLT BKN.

Aircraft

Registration
N6876T
Reported as
Cessna 310D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Philadelphia Int

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