<< >> NASA ASRS Report 366490, April 1997

C310 has broken actuator assembly rod which will not allow nose gear to extend. Belly landing accomplished but aircraft damaged.

Attributes
ACN	366490
Time
Date	199704
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : apa
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : nrt
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	366490
Person 2
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 1200
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Front nose gear failed to extend due to broken actuator assembly rod. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states the aircraft was a C310 and this happens all the time to these aircraft. The tolerances are just too close and the assembly rod rubs and the doors wont' close properly. The nose gear then gets hung up on the doors. Reporter is a member of the C310 owners club and they are notorious for this problem. His mechanics sent the FAA form regarding manufacturer defect to cessna. They had to belly in the aircraft with extensive damage. Since this aircraft has not been manufactured for many yrs he does not see cessna creating a fix for the problem. His best fix is to not buy another C310.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C310 HAS BROKEN ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY ROD WHICH WILL NOT ALLOW NOSE GEAR TO EXTEND. BELLY LNDG ACCOMPLISHED BUT ACFT DAMAGED.

Narrative: FRONT NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND DUE TO BROKEN ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY ROD. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THE ACFT WAS A C310 AND THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME TO THESE ACFT. THE TOLERANCES ARE JUST TOO CLOSE AND THE ASSEMBLY ROD RUBS AND THE DOORS WONT' CLOSE PROPERLY. THE NOSE GEAR THEN GETS HUNG UP ON THE DOORS. RPTR IS A MEMBER OF THE C310 OWNERS CLUB AND THEY ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THIS PROB. HIS MECHS SENT THE FAA FORM REGARDING MANUFACTURER DEFECT TO CESSNA. THEY HAD TO BELLY IN THE ACFT WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. SINCE THIS ACFT HAS NOT BEEN MANUFACTURED FOR MANY YRS HE DOES NOT SEE CESSNA CREATING A FIX FOR THE PROB. HIS BEST FIX IS TO NOT BUY ANOTHER C310.

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.