Cessna 310A N301DG

Summary

On 4 September 1982 at about 17:23 local time, a Cessna 310A registered N301DG, operated by William H. Anderson, was involved in an accident near Wheeling, 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

4 September 1982 at 17:23

Classification

Accident

Location

Wheeling, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Pal-Waukee (PWK)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 310A

Registration

N301DG

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

William H. Anderson

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wheeling → Wheeling

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI82DA343

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 PILOT COULD NOT GET THE GEAR DOWN GREEN LIGHT TO COME ON. SEVERAL CHECKS MADE INCLUDING A FLY-BY AND A ADVISORY THAT THE GEAR APPEARED DOWN. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED. EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM REVEALED A BENT RIGHTHAND INBOARD DRIVE TUBE. NO OTHER DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.