NTSB Identification: MIA04LA036
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, December 21, 2003 in Crystal River, FL
Injuries: 2 Uninjured.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.
On December 21, 2003, about 1300 eastern standard time, a Cessna 310P, N5811M, registered to and operated by Crystal Aero Group Inc., as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight, had the nose gear collapse while landing at Crystal River, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The commercial-rated flight instructor and dual student were not injured, and the airplane incurred substantial damage. The flight originated minutes before the accident.
The pilot stated that after having completed a normal take off at Crystal River Airport, Crystal River, Florida, while at an altitude of 500 feet he placed the landing gear handle in the up position, and at that time he heard a loud bang, and the rudder pedals vibrated. He said he checked the landing gear lights and the "UP" light was on. He further stated that he decided to put the gear down due to a similar problem that had occurred previously, and in doing so noted that there was no green light for the nose gear, and in addition, the gear up light had extinguished. He said he retarded the throttle levers to check the horn and it did not sound. He said both main gear lights were on. He said he pressed to test the nose gear light, and the light tested "good." He then performed the emergency gear extension procedure but there was no nose gear-down light indication. He also performed a low altitude fly-by of the airport, and said that observers noted that the landing gear appeared to be down. He then made a normal approach to land on runway 09, and the landing appeared to be normal until he lost airspeed for elevator authority, at which time the nose gear collapsed ,and the airplane skidded to a halt on the runway.
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