C310 pilot experiences a right gear scissor failure on landing causing a runway excursion with minim...

Attributes
ACN	934101
Time
Date	201102
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZZ.Airport
State Reference	FO
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cessna 310/T310C
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Main Gear
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 1500 Flight Crew Type 800
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Excursion Runway Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control

Narrative:

I landed softly on this compacted dirt and asphalt runway. Lower scissor on the right gear broke and tire turned 90 degrees. I added power on the right engine and applied full left brake until the airplane was traveling maybe 5mph; then cut the mixtures. I got the aircraft stopped in the side of the runway but it turned about 45 degrees as soon as I cut the mixture. I got a bunch of scratches on the fuselage from the bushes. If I would have realized the problem earlier and applied full power on the right engine I might have kept the plane on the runway. I thought one brake was not working or one of the engines stopped working. We had done a relatively hard landing with the instructor 3 days before. The bolt on the scissor was not bent so it looked like the scissor was severed before the accident. I went through the tracks on the runway; there were no stones or anything significant. The aircraft received minor damage; nobody got injured.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C310 pilot experiences a right gear scissor failure on landing causing a runway excursion with minimal damage.

Narrative: I landed softly on this compacted dirt and asphalt runway. Lower scissor on the right gear broke and tire turned 90 degrees. I added power on the right engine and applied full left brake until the airplane was traveling maybe 5mph; then cut the mixtures. I got the aircraft stopped in the side of the runway but it turned about 45 degrees as soon as I cut the mixture. I got a bunch of scratches on the fuselage from the bushes. If I would have realized the problem earlier and applied full power on the right engine I might have kept the plane on the runway. I thought one brake was not working or one of the engines stopped working. We had done a relatively hard landing with the instructor 3 days before. The bolt on the scissor was not bent so it looked like the scissor was severed before the accident. I went through the tracks on the runway; there were no stones or anything significant. The aircraft received minor damage; nobody got injured.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.