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C-310 pilot experienced a loud thump when the gear was raised after takeoff and the tower informed that the nosed gear did not retract and appears to be dangling. The reporter decided to continue to his destination where the nose gear collapses on touch down.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1320242 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201512 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.TRACON |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 310/T310C |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Gear Extend/Retract Mechanism |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 38 Flight Crew Total 2398 Flight Crew Type 863 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Clearance |
Narrative:
I took off on an IFR plan. My initial clearance was to climb to 2;000 feet. As I was climbing and raised the gear; I heard a loud thump. The tower advised that my nose gear did not retract and appeared to be dangling.as I was distracted talking to the tower about how I wanted to proceed; I climbed to about 2;500 feet. I was switched to approach and they asked what my altitude clearance was. I then discovered that I had climbed 500 feet too high and descended to the proper altitude before being turned toward my destination and cleared for further climb.not knowing what the situation was with my nose gear; and whether I would be able to lower and lock it either with the electric motor or manually; I needed to decide quickly whether to return or proceed to my destination. I determined that the plane was handling properly; whatever the issue with the gear; and decided that the best course was to continue my flight to destination; on the theory that if I was not going to be able to lower the nose gear properly; being in that position in [my destination airport] would be better than having the issue in [my departure airport].I flew to my destination without incident; except; as I now know; that a part of the nose gear linkage had broken. I was not able to lower and lock the nose gear electrically or manually; and eventually had to land with it still dangling; resulting in a collapse of the nose gear.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C-310 pilot experienced a loud thump when the gear was raised after takeoff and the Tower informed that the nosed gear did not retract and appears to be dangling. The reporter decided to continue to his destination where the nose gear collapses on touch down.
Narrative: I took off on an IFR plan. My initial clearance was to climb to 2;000 feet. As I was climbing and raised the gear; I heard a loud thump. The tower advised that my nose gear did not retract and appeared to be dangling.As I was distracted talking to the tower about how I wanted to proceed; I climbed to about 2;500 feet. I was switched to Approach and they asked what my altitude clearance was. I then discovered that I had climbed 500 feet too high and descended to the proper altitude before being turned toward my destination and cleared for further climb.Not knowing what the situation was with my nose gear; and whether I would be able to lower and lock it either with the electric motor or manually; I needed to decide quickly whether to return or proceed to my destination. I determined that the plane was handling properly; whatever the issue with the gear; and decided that the best course was to continue my flight to destination; on the theory that if I was not going to be able to lower the nose gear properly; being in that position in [my destination airport] would be better than having the issue in [my departure airport].I flew to my destination without incident; except; as I now know; that a part of the nose gear linkage had broken. I was not able to lower and lock the nose gear electrically or manually; and eventually had to land with it still dangling; resulting in a collapse of the nose gear.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.