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November 10, 1999 · Cessna 310Q · N310GC

Jacksonville, FL

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
November 10, 1999
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Jacksonville, FL
Aircraft
Cessna 310Q
Tail Number
N310GC
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
ATL00LA010

The pilot had completed a local personal flight and was on taxiway 'C,' and was returning to the parking ramp, when without warning the left main landing gear collapsed. Examination of the airplane and the landing gear assembly showed that the left main landing gear down-lock end fitting assembly and the retention bolt had broken. The landing gear examination of the locking linkage failed to establish installation specification prior to the accident. A visual examination of the failed bolt assembly also failed to disclose pre-existing cracking in the bolt structure. A review of the maintenance logbooks revealed that recent maintenance had been performed on the landing gear assembly 18 hours before the accident.

NTSB Probable Cause

The failure of the left main landing gear down locking mechanism for undetermined reasons.

Full Narrative

On November 10, 1999, at 1730 eastern standard time, a Cessna 310Q, N310GC, collided with the taxiway after the landing gear down-lock bolt failed at Craig Field in Jacksonville, Florida. The personal flight was operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the private pilot was not injured. The flight departed Jacksonville, Florida, at 1635. The pilot had completed a local personal flight and was on taxiway "C," returning to the parking ramp, when without warning the left main landing gear collapsed. Examination of the airplane and the landing gear assembly showed that the left main landing gear down-lock end fitting assembly and the retention bolt had broken. The landing gear examination of the locking linkage failed to establish installation specification prior to the accident. A visual examination of the failed bolt assembly also failed to disclose pre-existing cracking in the bolt structure. A review of the maintenance logbooks revealed that recent maintenance had been performed on the landing gear assembly 18 hours before the accident.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time17:30 EST
Nearest AirportCraig Airport (0nm)
Runway5
Runway Length4000 ft
Runway Width100 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 310Q
Tail NumberN310GC
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 91
Engines2
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · TIO-520-MB · Reciprocating · 310
Seats4

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total1
Crew 1Age 50 · Second Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
WindCalm
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point66 F / 61 F
Altimeter30.00 inHg
Observation Time22:30
Weather SourceWFAC

Appendix: Source Data