# Incident 19820310017029I: Cessna 310, Philadelphia, PA, March 10, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1982, 06:30 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9523° N, 75.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9523&lon=-75.1638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4176Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4176Q-1989-01-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310N (registry code 2074234, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Reported engine: CONT IO470*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,385 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820310017029I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE OVERHEATED ON CLIMBOUT. PILOT REMEMBERED HE FORGOT TO REMOVE ENGINE COWLING BIRD PLUGS.

## Other reports on N4176Q (3)

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

- [Accident 19870909083339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870909083339A), Sep 9, 1987: Cessna 310N (N4176Q), Williamsport, PA, Substantial damage. Explosion in left wing on engine start just outside engine nacelle. Indicates leaky fuel drain.
- [Incident 19821123069279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821123069279I), Nov 23, 1982: Cessna 310N (N4176Q), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. Nose gear failed to retract on takeoff and collapsed on landing. Bellcrank idler gear broke at gear drive.
- [Incident 19811201086439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811201086439I), Dec 1, 1981: Cessna 310N (N4176Q), Montoursville, PA, Minor damage. Slip off ice covered runway on landing roll. Struck runway lights. Was advised of poor braking action by tower.

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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