41.3375° N, 84.4288° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at DEFIANCE MEML (DFI), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
December 1, 1981 · 02:50 local
Place
Defiance, OH
Airport
Defiance
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N368DF
Reported as
Cessna 310L
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,150 total800 in this make and model250 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.
On approach to cleve no nose gear light. Diverted to home base. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Linkage malfunction
As the FAA filed it
ON APPROACH TO CLEVE NO NOSE GEAR LIGHT. DIVERTED TO HOME BASE. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. LINKAGE MALFUNCTION