Cessna 310C N1884H

Summary

On 6 March 1983 at about 19:22 local time, a Cessna 310C registered N1884H was involved in an accident near San Jose, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 March 1983 at 19:22

Classification

Accident

Location

San Jose, California, United States

Nearest airport

Reid-Hillview (RHV)

Coordinates

37.3401, -121.8803

Aircraft

Cessna 310C

Registration

N1884H

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX83LA127

1 person had minor injuries.

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 PLT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE WAS TAKING OFF, HE HEARD A NOISE, DURING GEAR RETRACTION, THAT SOUNDED TO HIM LIKE AN EXPLOSION & THE GEAR-UP LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. HE THEN TRIED TO EXTEND THE GEAR, BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET A SAFE-DOWN INDICATION. HE WAS ABLE TO FULLY EXTEND THE MAIN GEAR, BUT GOT ONLY A PARTIAL EXTENSION OF THE NOSE GEAR. THE PLT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & MADE AN APCH TO RWY 13. DURING THE LANDING, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE RWY. REPORTEDLY, IT ROLLED ONTO THE RWY & THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. AN EXAM REVEALED THAT THE NOSEWHEEL CENTERING CAM ROLLER & ATTACHING STUD, PN CR-10-1, WAS BROKEN OFF & PART OF THE STUD WAS MISSING. THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE STUD WAS FOUND TO HAVE BROKEN OFF AT THE STUD RECEPTACLE ON THE STEERING YOKE SUPPORT. APRX 1/2 OF THE FRACTURE AREA WAS RUSTY. THE REMAINDER OF THE FRACTURE WAS A SHINY SILVER COLOR & APPEAR TO BE A RECENT FRACTURE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.