# Accident 19791023031979A: Cessna 310, Shreveport, LA, October 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1979, 12:50 local time
- Place: Shreveport, LA
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5252° N, 93.7502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shreveport, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5252&lon=-93.7502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5340A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5340A-1994-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310 (registry code 2074202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,173 total, 468 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FRJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRJ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791023031979A

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR FAILED TO FULLY RETRACT ON TAKEOFF, JAMMED IN PARTIAL UP POSITION. FOUND NOSE WHEEL AND DOOR JAMMED.

## 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 FTW80FRJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRJ03), Oct 23, 1979: Cessna 310A (N5340A), Shreveport, LA, substantial damage

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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