# Incident 19780524039929I: Cessna 310, Pontiac, MI, May 24, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1978, 18:00 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2903R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2903R-1988-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310G (registry code 2074218, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,500 total, 500 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/19780524039929I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COULD NOT BE EXTENDED FOR LANDING. TUBE ASSEMBLY BENT.

## Other reports on N2903R (1)

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

- [Accident 19850506022779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850506022779A), May 6, 1985: Cessna 310G (N2903R), Palm City, FL, Substantial damage. Lost power on left engine after fuel flow fell according to pilot. Landed in field, aircraft slid into a tree.

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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