# Incident 19810805064159I: Cessna 310, Vandalia, OH, August 5, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1981, 15:45 local time
- Place: Vandalia, OH
- Airport: Dayton- Cox International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8790° N, 84.1922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vandalia, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8790&lon=-84.1922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3674D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3674D) (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
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 300 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810805064159I

## Narrative

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

ZA NOSE GEAR INDICATED UNSAFE. IT COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. DRAG BRACE OR NOSE GEAR TUBE DAMAGED PREVIOUSLY.

## Other reports on N3674D (4)

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

- [Incident 19991117032909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991117032909I), Nov 17, 1999: Cessna 310A (N3674D), Tyler, TX. (-5) Depart ADS to tyr. Depart 1540Z. Orange rubber around landing gear had wear on preflight. Flight plan to edinburg (25R).took off. During cycle of gear,…
- [Incident 19940901034419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940901034419I), Sep 1, 1994: Cessna 310 (N3674D), Everett, WA, Minor damage. Failed to extend gear for landing. Landed gear up.
- [Accident 19740819025189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740819025189A), Aug 19, 1974: Cessna T310R (N3674D), West Helena, AR, Substantial damage. Un extend nose gr due to dmgd door.
- [Accident 19740417011109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740417011109A), Apr 17, 1974: Cessna 310 (N3674D), Beaumont, TX, Substantial damage. All fluid leakd out of shimmy dampnr. 8 hrs since 100 hr insp.

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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