Cessna 310P N5746M

Summary

On 30 July 1982 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 310P registered N5746M, operated by Southern Illinois University, was involved in an accident near Marion, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

30 July 1982 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Marion, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Williamson County (MWA)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 310P

Registration

N5746M

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Southern Illinois University

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Marion → Marion

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI82DA285

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIRCRAFTS RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING. THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. EXAMINATION OF THE GEAR REVEALED THE TORQUE TUBE ASSEMBLY (P/N 504-5010-8) WAS BROKEN AT THE FORWARD AND REAR EAR. THERE WAS A PRE-EXISTING CRACK FORWARD AND THE REAR FAILED IN TENSION. THE TORQUE TUBE HAD 5706 HOURS FLIGHT TIME.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.