Cessna 310F N5810X
30 March 2003 · Reidsville, North Carolina, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 30 March 2003 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 310F registered N5810X, operated by Patrick L. Owens, was involved in an accident near Reidsville, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. 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 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Reidsville, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rockingham County (78N)
- Coordinates
- 36.4369, -79.8508
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310F
- Registration
- N5810X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Patrick L. Owens
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ocean Springs → Reidsville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL03LA071
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The failure of maintenance personnel to properly install the nose gear landing door link during an annual inspection that resulted in the failure of the nose gear to fully extend.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot departed on an instrument flight rules flight plan and heard a "pop" noise during the gear retraction sequence on climb out. Upon arrival at his destination airport he completed the before landing checklist and the landing gear did not fully extend. The pilot was informed by ground personnel the main landing gear appeared to be fully extended, however the nose gear was partially extended. Efforts by the pilot to extend the landing gear were unsuccessful and he made a forced landing to the grass area adjacent to the active runway. The airplane touched down on the main landing gear, ballooned back into the air, and collided with the ground in a nose down attitude. Examination of the airplane revealed the left landing gear door link was not connected. Review of the airplane logbook revealed an annual inspection and landing gear inspection was completed on March 30, 2003, the same day as the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 310 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Dec 2003 | Cessna 310-H | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 2003 | Cessna 310 | Dyersburg, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 2003 | Cessna 310J | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Feb 2003 | Cessna 310 | Palmdale, California, United States | Christopher Banninger | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 2003 | Cessna 310C | Los Angeles, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 2003 | Cessna 310P | Crystal River, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,745 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 2003 | Cessna 150A | Beaufort, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2003 | William Allen MONI-1 | Timberlake, North Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 2003 | Whitty MUSTANG II | Holly Ridge, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Nov 2003 | Cessna 172 | Hickory, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 2003 | Boeing PT-17 | Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 May 2003 | American General AG5B | Beaufort, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |