NYC72FNA02

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310 · M.Vineyard, MA · July 11, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 11, 1971
Place
M.Vineyard, MA · M.VINEYARD, MA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4881BCessna 310
Status
Completed · report March 3, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162527

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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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3-2493  71/7/11    M.VINEYARD,MASS     CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 323
        TIME - 2145                    N4881B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 199 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARTHAS VINEYARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOSTON,MASS                 M.VINEYARD,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- R WHEEL 180DEG OUT OF POS.RQRD WASHER P/N 0841000-70 UNDER BUSHING BOLT HEAD MISG.BOLT PULLED OUT.

Aircraft

Registration
N4881B
Reported as
Cessna 310
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Marthas Vineyard

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.