# Incident 19800301028029I: Cessna 310P, Bethel, AK, March 1, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1980, 13:05 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7922&lon=-161.7558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5857M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5857M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310P (registry code 2074238, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,695 total, 123 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/19800301028029I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DISTRACTED TRYING TO LOCATE OTHER TRAFFIC. FORGOT TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR.

## Other reports on N5857M (1)

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

- [Incident 19860314006689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860314006689I), Mar 14, 1986: Cessna 310P (N5857M), Soldotna_______, AK, Minor damage. During rollout pilot inadvertently retracted gear instead of flaps.

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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