OAK66F0042

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310C · San Francisco, CA · July 12, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 12, 1965
Place
San Francisco, CA · SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1844HCessna 310C
Status
Completed · report September 7, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176959

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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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3-1960  65/7/12    SAN FRANCISCO CAL   CESSNA 310C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1620                    N1844H              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  44, 5697 TOTAL HOURS, 51
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN FRANCISCO INT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          LDG GR-OVERLOAD FAILURE OF THE NOSE GEAR DRIVE ROD
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW FLUID LEVEL
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR STRUT LOW ON FLUID,JAMMED ON WELL DOOR

Aircraft

Registration
N1844H
Reported as
Cessna 310C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
San Francisco Int

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.