# Incident 19780527040749I: Cessna 310C, Bethany, OK, May 27, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1978, 14:30 local time
- Place: Bethany, OK
- Airport: Wiley Post
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5340° N, 97.6469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILEY POST (PWA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5340&lon=-97.6469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5MD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5MD-1995-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310C (registry code 2074210, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 45 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/19780527040749I

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER TOUCHDOWN. INSPECTION REVEALED THE GEAR OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, FAILURE NOT KNOWN.

## Other reports on N5MD (2)

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

- [Incident 19931226049739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931226049739I), Dec 26, 1993: Cessna 310C (N5MD), Point Lookout, MO, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear, landed gear up.
- [Accident 19780819031959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780819031959A), Aug 19, 1978: Cessna T310R (N5MD), Oklahoma City, OK, Substantial damage. Cabin door came open on takeoff roll.

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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