# Incident 19830619037489I: Cessna 310E, Grand Prairie, TX, June 19, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1983, 13:00 local time
- Place: Grand Prairie, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7460° N, 96.9978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Prairie, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7460&lon=-96.9978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5515G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5515G-2013-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310E (registry code 2074214, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total, 25 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830619037489I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR MALFUNCTIONED ON TAKEOFF. LANDED WITH IT PARTIALLY EXTENDED. FLAT NOSE GEAR STRUT FAILED ROD IDLER ARM.

## Other reports on N5515G (2)

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

- [Accident 19850314006879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850314006879A), Mar 14, 1985: Cessna 310E (N5515G), Angel Fire, NM, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed on closed portion of runway. Soft surface caused nose gear collapse. Displaced threshold marked.
- [Incident 19831124072899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831124072899I), Nov 24, 1983: Cessna 310E (N5515G), Plano, TX, Minor damage. Veered off the runway into a ditch on the landing rollout. Claimed brake problems. None found.

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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