# Incident 19810519043819I: Cessna 310, Anniston, AL, May 19, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1981, 20:02 local time
- Place: Anniston, AL
- Airport: Anniston
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 33.5882° N, 85.8581° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ANNISTON RGNL (ANB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5882&lon=-85.8581&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5238A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5238A-2017-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310 (registry code 2074202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,689 total, 480 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810519043819I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND FOR LANDING. FLAP AND GEAR DOOR DAMAGED. FOUND OVERCENTER LOCKING ARM BROKEN.

## Other reports on N5238A (1)

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

- [Incident 19781210029539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781210029539I), Dec 10, 1978: Cessna 310 (N5238A), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed after landing. Cause not known.

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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