# Incident 19800315038509I: Cessna 310Q, Rapid City, SD, March 15, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1980, 17:23 local time
- Place: Rapid City, SD
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0805° N, 103.2310° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rapid City, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0805&lon=-103.2310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7863Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7863Q-2009-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310Q (registry code 2074242, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,650 total, 2,150 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/19800315038509I

## Narrative

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

ATTACH BOLTS TO NOSE GEAR STEERING BELL CRANK BROKE. NOSE GEAR COULD NOT CENTER IN WHEEL WELL. IDLER ARM BROKEN.

## Other reports on N7863Q (3)

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

- [Incident 19850329026169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850329026169I), Mar 29, 1985: Cessna 310Q (N7863Q), Rapild City, SD, Minor damage. Electrical short in cigarette lilghter caused smoke in cabin. Minor damage.
- [Incident 19810915068569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810915068569I), Sep 15, 1981: Cessna 310Q (N7863Q), Great Bend, KS. Right engine rough. Shut down. Landed. Problem undetermined.
- [Incident 19790215007039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790215007039I), Feb 15, 1979: Cessna 310Q (N7863Q), Rapid City, SD, Minor damage. Loud noise under pilots feet after takeoff. Nose gear could not be extended fully. PN0842121-1 separated.

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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