ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 374040
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| Date: | Saturday 18 October 1986 |
| Time: | 12:48 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 310R |
| Owner/operator: | Chandelle Aviation |
| Registration: | N2638N |
| MSN: | 310R1664 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1175 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-BB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | West Palm Beach, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Orlando, FL (X04) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE ON AN ON-DEMAND AIR-TAXI FLIGHT THE PILOT NOTED THAT AT TOUCHDOWN THE RT MAIN GEAR WAS COLLAPSING. HE EXECUTED A GO-AROUND AND ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE GEAR MANUALLY, BUT COULD NOT. THE PILOT THEN SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE AND FEATHERED THE RIGHT PROPELLER AND LANDED. THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED UPON LANDING ROLL. EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE ADJUSTABLE SCREW ON THE DOWNLOCK BRACE FAILED IN BENDING OVERLOAD.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA87IA011
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 April 1985 | N2638N | August Dopper | 0 | Boca Raton, FL | |
sub |
| 28 January 1989 | N2638N | Private | 0 | Pensacola, FL | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 27-Mar-2024 20:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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