Cessna 310 N8039Q

Summary

On 7 April 1982 at about 19:25 local time, a Cessna 310 registered N8039Q, operated by Paul Steinhauser, was involved in an accident near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 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

7 April 1982 at 19:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Allegheny

Coordinates

40.3599, -79.8991

Aircraft

Cessna 310

Registration

N8039Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Paul Steinhauser

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pittsburgh → Latrobe

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC82DA069

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

AFTER TAKEOFF A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD DURING GEAR RETRACTION. A FLY BY THE TOWER CONFIRMED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT IN THE LOCKED POSITION AND ALL ATTEMPTS TO LOCK IT FAILED. TOUCHDOWN WAS MADE ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND AFTER THE AIRSPEED DISSIPATED TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE NOSE SETTLED TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SLID FOR APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT HEATER HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT FOR OVERHAUL. IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE REMOVAL OF THE HEATER, THE NOSE GEAR DOOR LINKAGES WERE DISCONNECTED. WHEN REINSTALLING THE LINKAGE TO THE LEFT GEAR DOOR, THE CLEVIS PIN WAS INSERTED THROUGH THE LINKAGE FORK, BUT NOT THROUGH THE CENTER HINGE EYEBOLT. THIS CAUSED THE LEFT NOSE GEAR DOOR TO CLOSE PRIOR TO THE NOSE GEAR ENTERING THE WHEEL WELL RESULTING IN THE RETRACTION LINKAGE TO PULL AWAY FROM THE ATTACHMENT POINTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.