# Incident 19811230087439I: Cessna 310B, Youngstown, OH, December 30, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1981, 18:00 local time
- Place: Youngstown, OH
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0998° N, 80.6495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Youngstown, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0998&lon=-80.6495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5290A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5290A-2013-08-13) (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 310B
- Reported engine: CONT O470M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 740 total, 125 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811230087439I

## Narrative

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

PILOT PREOCCUPIED WITH LANDING LIGHTS, FORGOT TO LOWER LANDING GEAR, LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N5290A (1)

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

- [Incident 19880422018969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880422018969I), Apr 22, 1988: Cessna 310 (N5290A), Smyrna, TN, Minor damage. Failed to extend the gear for landing. Landed gear up.

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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