# Incident 19790301010279I: Cessna 310N, Tewksbury, MA, March 1, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1979, 17:10 local time
- Place: Tewksbury, MA
- Airport: Tew Mac
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PRE
- Location: 42.5975° N, 71.2046° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TEW MAC (80MA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5975&lon=-71.2046&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5030Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5030Q-2008-04-02) (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 310N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 400 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/19790301010279I

## Narrative

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

NOSE WHEEL SHIMMIED AFTER RUNNING THROUGH WATER ON RUNWAY. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. DRAG BRACE BROKEN.

## Other reports on N5030Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19980619046689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980619046689A), Jun 19, 1998: Cessna 310N (N5030Q), Janesville, WI, No damage. (-23) On June 19, 1998, at approximately 1900 CST, a Cessna 310, N5030Q landed with the nose gear in the unlocked configuration. At Rock County Airport,…
- [Incident 19800618077599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800618077599I), Jun 18, 1980: Cessna 310N (N5030Q), Flushing, NY. Unable to obtain full power on takeoff roll. Plugs fouled, engine subsequently replaced.

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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