Cessna 310L N424VW

Summary

On 11 January 1982 at about 23:15 local time, a Cessna 310L registered N424VW, operated by Victor W. Ruwe, was involved in an accident near Auburn, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 January 1982 at 23:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Auburn, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Auburn/Opelika (AVO)

Coordinates

32.5899, -85.4791

Aircraft

Cessna 310L

Registration

N424VW

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Victor W. Ruwe

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Huntsville → Auburn

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ATL82DKJ09

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

THE PILOT TOOKOFF FROM NORTH HUNTSVILLE ON A RUNWAY THAT WAS WET FROM MELTED SNOW. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT, SO HE RETURNED AND LANDED. A MECHANIC FOUND ICE ON THE ANTI-RETRACTION SWITCH ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. A GROUND HEATER WAS USED TO MELT THE ICE AND THE SWITCH WAS CLEANED. ANOTHER TAKEOFF WAS MADE AND THE GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY. DURING ARRIVAL AT THE DESTINATION, THE NOSE GEAR WOULD EXTEND ONLY ABOUT HALF-WAY. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND AND LOCK THE NOSE GEAR WITH EITHER NORMAL OR EMERGENCY SYSTEMS. HE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN GEAR WITH THE PROPELLERS FEATHERED. DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO THE PROPELLERS AND THE NOSE SECTION. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE TUBE ASSEMBLY, PN 0840125-4, WAS BOWED AND BROKEN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.