34.8013° N, 106.7925° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Lunas, NM, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 16, 1982 · 17:30 local
Place
Los Lunas, NM
Airport
Mid Valley
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5365A
Reported as
Cessna 310B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,400 total250 in this make and model50 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.
Nose gear failed to extend. Main gear retracted and landed gear up. Found aft push-pull rod had broken.
As the FAA filed it
NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. MAIN GEAR RETRACTED AND LANDED GEAR UP. FOUND AFT PUSH-PULL ROD HAD BROKEN.