# Incident 19780423011079I: Cessna 310, Tuscaloosa, AL, April 23, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1978, 12:55 local time
- Place: Tuscaloosa, AL
- Airport: Van De Graaff
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2098° N, 87.5692° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tuscaloosa, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2098&lon=-87.5692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4120Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4120Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310N (registry code 2074234, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 25 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/19780423011079I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND FULLY FOR LANDING. NOSE GEAR DRIVE TUBE ASSEMBLY BROKEN.

## Other reports on N4120Q (1)

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

- [Incident 20181205023199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181205023199I), Dec 5, 2018: Cessna 310N (N4120Q), Wheeling, IL, Minor damage. The pilot reported a loud ?popping? Noise when selecting the gear handle up after takeoff from kpwk. The pilot stated the he selected the gear back down but…

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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