Cessna 310L accident near Miami, Florida, November 5, 1994
On November 5, 1994, a Cessna 310L, registered N216Y, was substantially damaged in an accident near Miami, Florida (Kendall-Tamiami Exec. airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured; 1 other was unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYSTEM FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 5, 1994
- Place
- Miami, Florida · Kendall-Tamiami Exec. · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured; 1 other was unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310L · all 310Ls on the register
- Registration
- N216Y · no longer on the register · serial 310L-0043
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DID NOT FULLY RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. ATTEMPTS BY THE PILOT AND PILOT-RATED PASSENGER TO GET ALL THREE GEAR EXTENDED FOR LANDING WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL. ON LANDING ROLL-OUT, THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACTION LINKAGES WERE FOUND BROKEN AT THE POINT EACH ATTACHED TO THE GEAR. NO OTHER EVIDENCE OF FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS NOTED IN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR LINKAGES AND TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS THE PILOT'S FIRST FLIGHT IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRCRAFT.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,446 hours in all; 4 in this make and model; 372 in the last 90 days; 119 in the last 30 days; 1,364 as pilot in command; 535 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,322 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 30, 1994; 2 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,200 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-470-V (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: TMB at 10:00 pm
- Destination: FLL Ft. Lauderdale FL
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 9L, 5,002 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: night, bright
- Wind: from 070° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 64°F (18°C), dew point 55°F (13°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N216Y the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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