- Date
- October 29, 1970
- Place
- Mckinlyvlle, CA · MCKINLYVLLE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5860MCessna 310P
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158426
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4052 70/10/29 MCKINLYVLLE,CALIF CESSNA 310P CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1320 N5860M PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE AGE 56, 14000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ARCATA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EUREKA,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WHEEL WELL DOORS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL WELL DOORS NOT RE-CNCTD AFTR INSPECTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5860M
- Reported as
- Cessna 310P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Arcata
N5860MRegistration cancelled Sep 4, 2020 · Cessna 310PAirframe modelCessna 310PEngine modelContinental I0-470 series
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