At 1700 eastern time, a Cessna 310F landed with the nose gear partially extended at Rockingham County/Shiloh Airport. The pilot and passenger reported minor injuries. The pilot said it was the airplanes first flight since its annual inspection. When the pilot tried to raise the gear, he heard a pop. When he arrived at the destination airport the gear would not extend. The pilot opted to land in the wet grass. The airplane touched down on the main landing gear, ballooned back into the air and collided with the grass in a nose down attitude.
March 30, Reidsville, N.C. / Cessna 310
At 1700 eastern time, a Cessna 310F landed with the nose gear partially extended at Rockingham County/Shiloh Airport. The pilot and passenger reported minor injuries. The pilot said it was the airplanes first flight since its annual inspection. When the pilot tried to raise the gear, he heard a pop. When he arrived at the destination airport the gear would not extend. The pilot opted to land in the wet grass. The airplane touched down on the main landing gear, ballooned back into the air and collided with the grass in a nose down attitude....
Key Takeaways:
- A Cessna 310F made a partial nose gear landing at Rockingham County/Shiloh Airport, resulting in minor injuries to the pilot and passenger.
- The incident occurred during the aircraft's first flight post-annual inspection, after the pilot heard a "pop" retracting the gear and subsequently found it wouldn't extend.
- The pilot opted for a wet grass landing, where the aircraft initially touched down on its main gear before ballooning and colliding nose-down.
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