Cessna T310R N712SB

Summary

On 16 September 2013 at about 02:51 local time, a Cessna T310R registered N712SB, operated by Singer Nathan, was involved in an accident near San Luis Obispo, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 September 2013 at 02:51

Classification

Accident

Location

San Luis Obispo, California, United States

Nearest airport

San Luis County Rgnl (SBP)

Coordinates

35.2356, -120.6389

Aircraft

Cessna T310R

Registration

N712SB

Category

Airplane

Year built

1975

Engines

2

Operator

Singer Nathan

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

San Luis Obispo → San Luis Obispo

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR13CA413

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadvertent action of retracting the landing gear instead of the flaps during the landing roll, which resulted in the right main landing gear collapsing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the landing roll of his second uneventful landing, the right main landing gear started to shimmy. He slowed the airplane and proceeded towards the nearest taxiway. Before exiting the runway, the pilot went to retract the flaps when he inadvertently raised the landing gear handle. He quickly re-lowered the landing gear handle; however, the right main landing gear had already started to retract. The airplane veered to the right, exited the runway surface, and came to rest on the grass. The airplane's right wing was substantially damaged. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.