# Incident 19810401024719I: Cessna 310J, La Porte, TX, April 1, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1981, 02:15 local time
- Place: La Porte, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6674° N, 95.0491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Porte, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6674&lon=-95.0491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3065L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3065L-2012-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310J (registry code 2074226, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 600 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810401024719I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DID NOT GET A GEAR SAFE LIGHT. ELECTED TO LAND AND RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED. BOLT ON SIDE BRACE FOUND SHEARED.

## Other reports on N3065L (1)

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

- [Accident 19800816036639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800816036639A), Aug 16, 1980: Cessna 310J (N3065L), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Right main landing gear collapsed on landing roll due to a broken down lock bell crank.

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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