Cessna 310 N4899B
10 March 1989 · Long Beach, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 March 1989 at about 05:20 local time, a Cessna 310 registered N4899B, operated by Ryan, William A., was involved in an accident near Long Beach, California, United States. 2 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 05:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Long Beach, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Long Beach
- Coordinates
- 33.8196, -118.1104
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310
- Registration
- N4899B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Ryan, William A.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Bright
- NTSB number
- LAX89LA118
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
THE FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR STRUT ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A CESSNA 310 RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE TAXIING OFF THE RUNWAY AT THE LGB. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE FELT A VIBRATION DURING THE INITIAL TAKEOFF ROLL AND OPTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. AS THE PILOT EXITED THE RUNWAY THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE FOLLOWING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION AND LANDING GEAR MAINTENACE ON MARCH 03, 1989. AIRCRAFTSMAN, A FIXED BASE OPERATOR AT THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT HAD REPLACED ALL BUSHINGS AND SPACERS IN THE MAIN GEAR TORQUE LINKS. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TORQUE LINK CENTER ATTACH BOLT WASHER WAS UNDER SIZE, ALLOWING THE UPPER TORQUE LINK TO PULL FREE FROM THE LOWER TORQUE LINK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 310 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 1989 | Cessna 310K | Ojai, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Apr 1989 | Cessna 310E | Glenwood Spgs, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1989 | Cessna 310Q | Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1989 | Cessna 310C | Jackson, California, United States | Mason, Richard I. | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1989 | Cessna 310P | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1989 | Cessna 310 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,745 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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