# Incident 19800601052459I: Cessna 310P, Torrance, CA, June 1, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1980, 22:00 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8305° N, 118.3566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrance, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8305&lon=-118.3566&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5883M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5883M-2002-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T-310P (registry code 2074240, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310P
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 770 total, 700 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/19800601052459I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COULD NOT BE LOCKED DOWN, MAIN DRIVE TUBE ASSEMBLY HAD FAILED. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER TOUCHDOWN

## Other reports on N5883M (1)

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

- [Accident 20010619014659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010619014659A), Jun 19, 2001: Cessna T310P (N5883M), Stcloud, MN, No damage. (-23) Airman was on short final for approach to runway 31 at STC. Airman reported he had approximately 18" of power. He decided he was short and advanced the…

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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