# Incident 19810707048929I: Cessna 310J, Tomball, TX, July 7, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1981, 17:15 local time
- Place: Tomball, TX
- Airport: David Wayne Hooks
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0618° N, 95.5528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DAVID WAYNE HOOKS MEML (DWH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0618&lon=-95.5528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3042L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3042L) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO470U
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,980 total, 50 in this make and model, 276 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810707048929I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE FROM RIGHT ENGINE ON TAKEOFF. FEATHERED. LANDED SAFE, FOUND SEPARATED ENGINE CYLINDER.

## Other reports on N3042L (3)

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

- [Incident 19900519027379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900519027379I), May 19, 1990: Cessna 310J (N3042L), West Memphis, AR, Minor damage. Left gear retracted on landing rollout. Bell crank assembly had sheared.
- [Incident 19801206085369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801206085369I), Dec 6, 1980: Cessna 310J (N3042L), Tomball, TX, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed after landing. Found broken bolt in gear side brace.
- [Accident 19800108000079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800108000079A), Jan 8, 1980: Cessna 310J (N3042L), Panhandle, TX, Substantial damage. Low on fuel. ATC delayed vectors to nearest arpt. Gave him wrong rwy length. Pilot landed downwind. Ran off end rwy

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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