# Incident 19780311016509I: Cessna 310, Oilton, TX, March 11, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1978, 23:32 local time
- Place: Oilton, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4693° N, 98.9672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oilton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4693&lon=-98.9672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3010D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3010D-2013-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310 (registry code 2074202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,038 total, 100 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/19780311016509I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DAMAGED THE GEAR IN LANDING ATTEMPT AT PRIVATE STRIP. HE ADDED POWER, FLEW TO LARGER AIRPORT, LANDED GEAR UP.

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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