OAK68F0265

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310B · Concord, CA · December 20, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 20, 1967
Place
Concord, CA · CONCORD, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5365ACessna 310B
Status
Completed · report March 13, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112065

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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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3-4628  67/12/20   CONCORD,CALIF       CESSNA 310B         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1644                    N5365A              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     52, 10800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1360 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUCHANAN FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL WOULD NOT EXTEND DUE TO DEFLATED SHOCK STRUT,WHICH LEAKED,AND BENT STRUT UNIT.

Aircraft

Registration
N5365A
Reported as
Cessna 310B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Buchanan Field