35.0352° N, 85.2036° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at LOVELL FLD (CHA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
September 17, 1981 · 14:00 local
Place
Chattanooga, TN
Airport
Lovell
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8115M
Reported as
Cessna 310I
Reported engine
Continental IO470U
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,200 total2,000 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot unable to lower main landing gear. Landed on turf alongside runway. Gear actuating system switch failed.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT UNABLE TO LOWER MAIN LANDING GEAR. LANDED ON TURF ALONGSIDE RUNWAY. GEAR ACTUATING SYSTEM SWITCH FAILED.