# Incident 19810331022039I: Cessna 310L, Detroit, MI, March 31, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1981, 15:40 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit City
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3074T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3074T-1990-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310L (registry code 2074230, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,850 total, 225 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810331022039I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR FAILED TO FULLY RETRACT DUE TO DOORS NOT RECONNECTED AFTER MAINTENANCE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.

## Other reports on N3074T (1)

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

- [Incident 19790724056939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790724056939I), Jul 24, 1979: Cessna 310L (N3074T), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Takeoff aborted after severe vibration. Right prop hub failed and released blade.

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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