- Date
- December 19, 1976
- Place
- Orchards, WA · ORCHARDS, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5455ACessna 310B
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761219040639A
- Case key
- 156679
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3804 76/12/19 ORCHARDS,WA CESSNA 310B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 274 TIME - 1530 N5455A PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHOLLS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ORCHARDS,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) REMARKS- UNSAFE IND,WHEELS DOWN.R MLG COLLAPSED.BRG,P/N HSBG-5S,CAME OUT OF PUSH-PULL TUBE,P/N 0840125-6.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5455A
- Reported as
- Cessna 310B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Scholls
N5455ARegistration cancelled Sep 20, 2012 · Cessna 310BAirframe modelCessna 310BEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.