Summary
On June 20, 1998, a Cessna 310N (N5030Q) was involved in an incident near Janesville, WI. All 1 person aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: Other maintenance personnel not installing nose landing gear door linkage. Factors were the unsecured landing gear door, the nose landing gear becoming jammed and the gear extension not possible by the pilot.
On June 19, 1998, at 1908 central daylight time, a Cessna 310N, N5030Q, received substantial damage when landing on runway 36 (5,000' x 75' dry/asphalt), near Janesville, Wisconsin, with the nose landing gear not extended. The pilot said that the airplane had just been painted and the nose landing gear door was not properly attached after painting. On retraction of the nose landing gear the nosewheel became trapped by the door and could not be extended again. The pilot reported no injuries. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file. The flight departed Watertown, Wisconsin, at 1810.
Examination of the airplane after the accident revealed that the linkage for the right nose landing gear door was not secured.
This incident is documented in NTSB report CHI98LA213. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N5030Q.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
other maintenance personnel not installing nose landing gear door linkage. Factors were the unsecured landing gear door, the nose landing gear becoming jammed and the gear extension not possible by the pilot.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Historical)
Analysis
On June 19, 1998, at 1908 central daylight time, a Cessna 310N, N5030Q, received substantial damage when landing on runway 36 (5,000' x 75' dry/asphalt), near Janesville, Wisconsin, with the nose landing gear not extended. The pilot said that the airplane had just been painted and the nose landing gear door was not properly attached after painting. On retraction of the nose landing gear the nosewheel became trapped by the door and could not be extended again. The pilot reported no injuries. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file. The flight departed Watertown, Wisconsin, at 1810.
Examination of the airplane after the accident revealed that the linkage for the right nose landing gear door was not secured. When the landing gear was retracted on the previous departure, the nose landing gear became trapped and inoperable. Repeated attempts to extend the nose landing gear were unsuccessful and the airplane landed with the nose landing gear not extended. The accident flight was the first flight after the airplane had been painted. The nose landing gear doors were disengaged during that maintenance.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# CHI98LA213