Cessna 310Q accident near Amarillo, Texas, August 18, 1984
On August 18, 1984 at about 10:36 pm local time, a Cessna 310Q, registered N6283Q, was substantially damaged in an accident near Amarillo, Texas (Amerillo International airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 18, 1984 · about 10:36 pm local time
- Place
- Amarillo, Texas · Amerillo International · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310Q · all 310Qs on the register
- Registration
- N6283Q · registry record · serial 310Q0492
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING GEAR RETRACTION ON POST-MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT INITIAL CLIMB, GEAR UNLOCKED LIGHT REMAINED ON AND GEAR EXTEND/RETRACT MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. PLT RESET CB AND HEARD A 'LOUD POP' FROM THE NOSE SECTION OF THE ACFT. PLT THEN EXTENDED GEAR BUT NOSE GEAR EXTENDED ONLY PARTIALLY. PLT CIRCLED FIELD FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS ,ATTEMPTING UNSUCCESSFULLY TO LOWER NOSE GEAR BY EMERGENCY MEANS. PLT THEN LANDED, SHUTTING DOWN ENGINES AND FEATHERING PROPS BEFORE LOWERING NOSE ON PARTIALLY EXTENDED NOSE GEAR. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE NOSE GEAR LINKAGE HAD BEEN DISCONNECTED DURING MAINTENANCE AND WAS NOT RECONNECTED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land
- Flight time: 1,293 hours in all; 201 in this make and model; 21 in the last 90 days; 1,224 as pilot in command; 127 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,541 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 12, 1984
- Maximum gross weight: 5,200 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-470-VO (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Micro Chemical INC
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 22, 13,500 ft by 300 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 340° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 90°F (32°C), dew point 54°F (12°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 10:39 pm from AMA
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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