# Incident 19810723058879I: Cessna 310P, Pontiac, MI, July 23, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1981, 16:15 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5850M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5850M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310P (registry code 2074238, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 5,500 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810723058879I

## Narrative

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

NO GEAR UP OR DOWN INDICATION. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. FOUND NOSE GEAR DOORS DISCONNECTED.

## Other reports on N5850M (1)

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

- [Incident 19850218011569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850218011569I), Feb 18, 1985: Cessna 310P (N5850M), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Partial gear up on climbout. Gear could not be extended manually. Torque tube bearings froze.

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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