# Incident 19810203014409I: Cessna 310L, Rockford, IL, February 3, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1981, 17:30 local time
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Airport: Greater Rockford
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3304X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3304X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310L (registry code 2074230, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 300 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/19810203014409I

## Narrative

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

NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED DURING TOUCH DOWN NOSE GEAR RETRACTION LINKAGE WAS BROKEN.

## Other reports on N3304X (2)

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

- [Incident 19980407009089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980407009089I), Apr 7, 1998: Cessna 310L (N3304X), Fargo, ND. Narrative: on April 7, 1998, at 1716 central daylight time, a Cessna 310L, N3304X, operated by a commercial pilot sustained no damage during landing, after…
- [Accident 19870328007639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870328007639A), Mar 28, 1987: Cessna 310L (N3304X), Venice, FL, Substantial damage. The pilot inadvertently retracted the landing gear on rollout. The pilot left the scene and was not identified.

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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