# Incident 19780207006219I: Cessna 310N, Angola, IN, February 7, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1978, 15:00 local time
- Place: Angola, IN
- Airport: Tristate
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6473° N, 85.0082° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Angola, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6473&lon=-85.0082&mi=10
- Aircraft: N310DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N310DL-1997-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,400 total, 3,000 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/19780207006219I

## Narrative

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

PILOT HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHEN GEAR WAS RETRACTED, NO GREEN LIGHT FOR RIGHT MAIN WHEN EXTENDED. TORQUE LINK BROKEN.

## Other reports on N310DL (1)

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

- [Incident 19850320022419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850320022419I), Mar 20, 1985: Cessna 310N (N310DL), Angola, IN, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Nose gear torque tube bent, right main gear switch corroded.

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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