# Incident 19790529028289I: Cessna 310R, Chantilly, VA, May 29, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1979, 17:13 local time
- Place: Chantilly, VA
- Airport: Dulles
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8892° N, 77.4421° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chantilly, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8892&lon=-77.4421&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1745G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1745G-2011-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19790529028289I

## Narrative

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

LANDED WITH UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. FOUND DOWNLOCK SWITCH OUT OF ADJUSTMENT.

## Other reports on N1745G (1)

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

- [Accident 19790119001099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790119001099A), Jan 19, 1979: Cessna 310R (N1745G), Waukegan, IN, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted to land when windshield was covered with ice. Landed hard. Lost directional control.

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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