# Incident 19781226020519I: Cessna 310Q, Morrisville, NC, December 26, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1978, 17:25 local time
- Place: Morrisville, NC
- Airport: Raleigh Durham
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8776° N, 78.7875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (RDU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8776&lon=-78.7875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7666Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7666Q-2020-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310Q (registry code 2074242, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 210 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/19781226020519I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR CAUGHT ON THE DOORS DURING TEST FLIGHT AFTER MAINTENANCE. GEAR DOOR ACTUATING RODS WERE NOT CONNECTED.

## Other reports on N7666Q (2)

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

- [Incident 20181021020459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181021020459I), Oct 21, 2018: Cessna 310Q (N7666Q), Brooksville, FL, Minor damage. The pilot went to extend the landing gear on the down wind leg for runway 9, when he noticed that he didn't get an indication the his gear was fully extended.…
- [Incident 19950220005469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950220005469I), Feb 20, 1995: Cessna 310Q (N7666Q), Albia, IA, Minor damage. Narrative: on February 20, 1995, the pilot was departing Albia Municipal Airport in Albia, Iowa in a Cessna 310Q, N7666Q. Upon retracting the landing gear, he…

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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