C310 nose gear would not extend and the aircraft received minor damage to the nose gear doors on lan...

Attributes
ACN	273238
Time
Date	199405
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oma
State Reference	NE
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 310/T310C
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 222 flight time total : 1086
ASRS Report	273238
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After takeoff from runway 17 I determined that the nose gear did not retract. We radioed to come back into epply. After putting the gear handle in the down position we did not get a down and locked from the green light. In looking at the mirrors on the tip tanks we determined that the gear was not locked and down. We then made 2 fly-by's by the tower. We then proceeded north to the practice area to go through the emergency procedures. After none of them worked we returned to epply and landed there safely damaging only the gear doors with minor skin damage. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that the aircraft was a rented cessna 310 and the cause of the nose gear malfunction was not known to him.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C310 NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND AND THE ACFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS ON LNDG.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF FROM RWY 17 I DETERMINED THAT THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. WE RADIOED TO COME BACK INTO EPPLY. AFTER PUTTING THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POS WE DID NOT GET A DOWN AND LOCKED FROM THE GREEN LIGHT. IN LOOKING AT THE MIRRORS ON THE TIP TANKS WE DETERMINED THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT LOCKED AND DOWN. WE THEN MADE 2 FLY-BY'S BY THE TWR. WE THEN PROCEEDED N TO THE PRACTICE AREA TO GO THROUGH THE EMER PROCS. AFTER NONE OF THEM WORKED WE RETURNED TO EPPLY AND LANDED THERE SAFELY DAMAGING ONLY THE GEAR DOORS WITH MINOR SKIN DAMAGE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THE ACFT WAS A RENTED CESSNA 310 AND THE CAUSE OF THE NOSE GEAR MALFUNCTION WAS NOT KNOWN TO HIM.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.

C310 nose gear would not extend and the aircraft received minor damage to the nose gear doors on landing.