Cessna 310R N6096C

Summary

On 8 May 2013 at about 21:55 local time, a Cessna 310R registered N6096C, operated by Barr Air Patrol LLC, was involved in an accident near Bakersfield, 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.

Date

8 May 2013 at 21:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Bakersfield, California, United States

Nearest airport

Bakersfield Municipal Airport (L45)

Coordinates

35.3247, -118.9958

Aircraft

Cessna 310R

Registration

N6096C

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Barr Air Patrol LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Aerial Observation

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Concord → Bakersfield

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR13LA238

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the right main landing gear link assembly, which resulted in the right main landing gear collapsing during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, upon touchdown, the airplane's right main landing gear began to wobble and then it folded under the fuselage. Despite his efforts to maintain directional control, the airplane veered off the runway surface and came to rest in an adjacent dirt area. The right wheel and lower strut had separated from the upper strut and were found lying on the runway. The right main landing gear torque links had separated at the center hinge point, and the damage indicated that a mechanical malfunction of the link assembly had occurred, which resulted in the right main landing gear collapsing during landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.