# Incident 19810520088609I: Cessna 310K, Philadelphia, PA, May 20, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1981, 21:25 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9523° N, 75.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9523&lon=-75.1638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555BP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555BP-1992-03-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310K (registry code 2074228, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310K
- Reported engine: CONT IO470*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 60 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/19810520088609I

## Narrative

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

BRAKE PROBLEM ON LANDING. FOUND WARPED DISC ALLOWED BRAKE PADS TO FALL OUT. INDICATES BRAKES WERE OVERHEATED.

## Other reports on N555BP (1)

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

- [Incident 19810306018869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810306018869I), Mar 6, 1981: Cessna 310K (N555BP), Wilmington, DE, Substantial damage. Flyby revealed right main gear turned 90 degrees. Landed gear up. Bolt came out of upper torque link.

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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