# Accident 19810801064739A: Cessna 310N, Pontiac, MI, August 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1981, 11:45 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- 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: N5070Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5070Q-2013-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310N (registry code 2074234, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,740 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEC48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEC48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810801064739A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING FIRST LANDING AFTER MAINTENANCE ON LANDING GEAR SYSTEM.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI81FEC48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEC48), Aug 1, 1981: Cessna 310N (N5070Q), Pontiac, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5070Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19830406023259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830406023259I), Apr 6, 1983: Cessna 310N (N5070Q), Windsor, CN. Alternator circuit breaker popped. Lost electric power. Battery short failed LH alternator. Good battery overloaded

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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