Cessna 310 N6602B
18 June 2020 · Coeur D Alene, Idaho, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 June 2020 at about 20:45 local time, a Cessna 310 registered N6602B was involved in an accident near Coeur D Alene, Idaho, United States. 3 people were 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.
The record
- Date
- at 20:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Coeur D Alene, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- Coeur d'Alene Airport - Pappy (COE)
- Coordinates
- 47.5893, -116.9102
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310
- Registration
- N6602B
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1958
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR20LA187
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
Improper maintenance of the landing gear system which resulted in a partial gear collapse during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was on final approach for landing, with the landing gear extended, when the landing gear indication light in the cockpit started to flicker. After a few seconds, the light became solid. The pilot visually verified that all three landing gear were extended and then proceeded to land. Upon touchdown, the left main landing gear (MLG) collapsed. The airplane slid off the runway and came to rest in the adjacent field, resulting in substantial damage to the wings. A postaccident examination of the landing gear system revealed several discrepancies, including missing cotter pins and other hardware, improper tension on the landing gear downlocks, and mis-rigging of the landing gear actuator. Because the most recent maintenance for the landing gear system was documented 15 days before the accident, it is likely these discrepancies were not addressed during the maintenance (which included a main landing gear wheel, tire, and brake inspection). The most severe discrepancy was likely the mis-rigged condition of the retraction system, which would have allowed the left main landing gear to enter an overcenter position and collapse during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 2020 | Cessna 310 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Mar 2020 | Cessna 310 | Charleston, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Mar 2020 | Cessna 310 | Tefe, Brazil | Stilus Taxi Aereo Ltda | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Jun 2020 | Cessna 310 | Butte, Montana, United States | Angle Of Attack Aeronautics LLC | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 2021 | Cessna 310J | Inola, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Aug 2019 | Cessna 310 | Tampa, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,745 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 2020 | Maule M7 | Yellow Pine, Idaho, United States | Innovations Educational Consulting | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 2020 | Capella XLS | Firth, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2020 | Robinson R22 | Caldwell, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 2020 | Cessna 172 | Stanley, Idaho, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2020 | Cessna TU206 | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 8 |
| 11 Aug 2020 | Cessna 180 | Stanley, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |