# Incident 19821216068209I: Cessna 310, Mena, AR, December 16, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1982, 16:10 local time
- Place: Mena, AR
- Airport: Intermoutain Regi
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5826° N, 94.2365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mena, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5826&lon=-94.2365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36470 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Reported engine: CONT O470M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 100 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821216068209I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR NOT LOCKED DOWN.LANDED GEAR UP. FAULTY MICRO SWITCH AND BELL CRANK SHEARED OFF MOUNT. CAUSE UNKNOWN

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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