# Incident 19780121003969I: Cessna 310, Philadelphia, PA, January 21, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1978, 07:40 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9523° N, 75.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9523&lon=-75.1638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7661Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7661Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310Q (registry code 2074242, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,657 total, 197 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780121003969I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING ATTEMPT TO TAXI AFTER 17 INCH SNOWFALL.

## Other reports on N7661Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820306003359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820306003359A), Mar 6, 1982: Cessna 310Q (N7661Q), Freemont, MI, Substantial damage. Single engine on takeoff,student lost control. Engine failed to respond when power was reapplied. Hit snowbank.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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