# Incident 19780616046129I: Cessna 310, Santa Ana, CA, June 16, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1978, 13:00 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7368° N, 117.8829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7368&lon=-117.8829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N500SH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500SH) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,950 total, 30 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/19780616046129I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COULD NOT BE FULLY EXTENDED, COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. NOSE GEAR DOORS HAD BEEN LEFT UNHOOKED, JAMMED.

## Other reports on N500SH (1)

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

- [Incident 19971105041929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971105041929I), Nov 5, 1997: Cessna 310N (N500SH), Chicago/Aurora, IL, Minor damage. Narrative: on approach pilot made several attempts to get nose gear to come down and lock. All attempts failed, pilot landed with main gear only, nose…

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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