# Accident 19790225003589A: Cessna 310R, Latrobe, PA, February 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Latrobe, PA
- Airport: Westmoreland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 40.3124° N, 79.3826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Latrobe, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3124&lon=-79.3826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3597G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3597G-2014-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,470 total, 74 in this make and model, 288 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FGM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790225003589A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED LANDING GEAR ON ROLLOUT. INSTRUCTOR ON BOARD

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC79FGM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM17), Feb 25, 1979: Cessna 310R (N3597G), Latrobe, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3597G (3)

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

- [Incident 19990729025839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990729025839I), Jul 29, 1999: Cessna 310R (N3597G), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. (-23) After a normal landing at the cmh airport on runway 28L, aircraft N3597G continued to roll down the runway after touchdown. ATC instructed the pilot to…
- [Incident 19970306007009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970306007009I), Mar 6, 1997: Cessna 310R (N3597G), Sioux City, IA, Minor damage. Narrative: bsya flt 291 departed Sioux falls, SD on a part 135 cargo flt to Sioux City, IA. When the pilot attempted to extend the landing gear the nose gear…
- [Accident 19831212063451A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831212063451A), Dec 12, 1983: Cessna 310R (N3597G), Kansas City, MO, Substantial damage. Cessna taxied into back of Beech N6416N. Cessna pilot said surrounding lights made it difficult to see aircraft.

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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