# Incident 19790322011539I: Cessna 310, Tupelo, MS, March 22, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1979, 16:55 local time
- Place: Tupelo, MS
- Airport: C D Lemons
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2576° N, 88.7034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tupelo, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2576&lon=-88.7034&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3106L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3106L-2013-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310J (registry code 2074226, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310j) (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: 9,130 total, 1,500 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/19790322011539I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR FOR LANDING.

## Other reports on N3106L (2)

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

- [Accident 20090710011759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090710011759A), Jul 10, 2009: Cessna 310J (N3106L), Fort Worth, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 10, 2009 at 18:30 a Cessna 310J, N3106L was taxing on to the active runway when his right main gear collapsed. The pilot was on a CFR part 91…
- [Incident 19920531024079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920531024079I), May 31, 1992: Cessna 310J (N3106L), Sarasota-Brand, FL, Minor damage. Lost all electrical power after takeoff. Returned. Unable to lower gear. Landed with gear partially down.

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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