UNK65X0853

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310 · Tucson, AZ · November 27, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 27, 1964
Place
Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9899ZCessna 310
Status
Completed · report January 6, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180801

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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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3-3557  64/11/27   TUCSON ARIZ         CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 7000
        TIME - 1130                    N9899Z              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUCSON INT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- RIGHT GEAR RETRACTION TUBE PN 3841135-4 FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N9899Z
Reported as
Cessna 310
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tucson 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.