Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 310 N5847M

31 May 1993 · Kodiak, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 31 May 1993 at about 21:15 local time, a Cessna 310 registered N5847M, operated by Main, Robert, was involved in an incident near Kodiak, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 21:15
Classification
Incident
Location
Kodiak, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Kodiak (ADQ)
Coordinates
57.7893, -152.4006
Aircraft
Cessna 310
Registration
N5847M
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Main, Robert
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Minor
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC93IA076

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE NOSE GEAR IDLER BELL CRANK DUE TO OVERSTRESS BY AN UNDETERMINED SOURCE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIRPLANE JUST COMPLETED AN ANNUAL INSPECTION AND WAS ON A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT. UPON GEAR RETRACTION THE NOSE GEAR MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THEN WOULD NOT LOCK IN THE DOWN POSITION OF THE SUBSEQUENT EXTENSION. EXAMINATION OF THE SYSTEM SHOWED THE LANDING MECHANISM WAS IN RIG AND THE NOSE GEAR CENTERING MECHANISM WAS OPERATIONAL. METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION SHOWED THAT THE FRACTURES REVEALED FEATURES TYPICAL OF OVERSTRESS SEPARATIONS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Cessna 310 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
26 Jul 1993 Cessna 310H
N310HJ
Lancaster, California, United States Yehiem Konski Fatal 6
30 Apr 1993 Cessna 310H
N48AA
Brookshire, Texas, United States - No injuries -
14 May 1993 Cessna 310D
N407CS
Roseland, Louisiana, United States - Serious injuries -
7 Jan 1993 Cessna 310R-II
N8016M
Marysville, Kansas, United States Brown MacHine Works & Supply Minor injuries -
26 Jan 1993 Cessna 310R
N37224
Minocqua, Wisconsin, United States Dewitt Enterprises Inc. Minor injuries -
23 Jan 1993 Cessna 310L
N3303X
Greeley, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
Flat Iron Aviation No injuries -

All 1,745 records for this type

Other accidents in this area

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
21 Jul 1993 Cessna A185F
N124KT
Denali Nat'l Pk, Alaska, United States James Okonek Serious injuries -
4 Aug 1993 Piper PA-32R-300
N477JC
Atigun Pass, Alaska, United States Yutana Airlines Fatal 1
19 Aug 1993 De Havilland DHC-3
N321KA
Nikabuna Lake, Alaska, United States Ketchum Air Service Inc. Minor injuries -
31 Aug 1993 De Havilland DHC-2
N64273
Iliamna, Alaska, United States Rainbow King, Inc Fatal 3
2 Sep 1993 Piper PA-18A-150
N4713A
Sanona Creek, Alaska, United States Garfield, Wade E. Fatal 2
8 Sep 1993 Interstate S-1B2 ARCTIC TERN
N64AT
Talkeetna River, Alaska, United States Franklin, Gary L. Serious injuries -

All 170,864 records in United States