33.4608° N, 111.7283° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at FALCON FLD (FFZ), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
September 1, 1978 · 09:00 local
Place
Mesa, AZ
Airport
Falcon
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2000S
Reported as
Cessna 310
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total300 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Unable to extend nose gear before landing. Gear was jammed due to deflated nose gear strut.
As the FAA filed it
UNABLE TO EXTEND NOSE GEAR BEFORE LANDING. GEAR WAS JAMMED DUE TO DEFLATED NOSE GEAR STRUT.