Cessna 310 N3066L

Summary

On 19 July 1983 at about 22:57 local time, a Cessna 310 registered N3066L, operated by Daniel Haloszka, was involved in an accident near Wheeling, West Virginia, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 July 1983 at 22:57

Classification

Accident

Location

Wheeling, West Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Wheeling Ohio Co. (HLG)

Coordinates

40.0709, -80.6895

Aircraft

Cessna 310

Registration

N3066L

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Daniel Haloszka

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ocean City → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

Unk

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL83LA283

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

DURING THE APCH, THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO GET A SAFE DOWN INDICATION FOR THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. HE CHANGED THE LIGHT BULB & STILL DID NOT GET A SAFE INDICATION. A TOWER FLYBY WAS MADE, BUT THE TOWER OPERATOR WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM IF THE RIGHT GEAR WAS LOCKED. TO TEST THE GEAR, THE PLT MADE A LANDING APPROACH TO THE RWY & ALLOWED THE ACFT TO TOUCHDOWN MOMENTARILY. HE RECALLED THAT THE RIGHT SIDE SETTLED LOWER THAN THE LEFT SIDE, SO HE BURNED OFF EXCESS FUEL, AND DECIDED TO LAND WITH THE OTHER TWO GEAR DOWN & LOCKED. DURING THE LANDING, THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE ACFT ON THE RWY. IT VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY, & AFTER TRAVELING APRX 2000 FT, IT CAME TO REST WITH THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. AN INVESTIGAITON INDICATED THE RIGHT PUSH-PULL TUBE ASSY WAS BENT FROM OVERLOAD. REPORTEDLY, NO RECORD WAS FOUND IN THE MAINTENANCE LOG TO SHOW THAT THE REQUIRED 200 HR GEAR RIG CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.THE ACFT HAD 1999 HRS TOTAL FLT TIME. THE SVC MANUAL STATED THE GEAR MAY NOT FULLY EXTEND IF IT IS OUT OF RIG.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.