SEA73IS031

NTSB incident investigation · Cessna 310C · Yakima, WA · May 2, 1973

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 2, 1973
Place
Yakima, WA · YAKIMA, WA
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2970GCessna 310C
Status
Completed · report May 15, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
189849

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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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5-0009   73/5/2    YAKIMA,WASH         CESSNA 310C         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 2155                    N2970G              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YAKIMA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUNNYSIDE,WASH              YAKIMA,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LMG FWD SUPPORT SHAFT ROLL PIN MISSING,TIME UNDET. ALLOWED SHAFT TO MOVE OUT OF POSITION.

Aircraft

Registration
N2970G
Reported as
Cessna 310C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Yakima