# Incident 19830718048979I: Cessna T303, Gastonia, NC, July 18, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1983, 11:10 local time
- Place: Gastonia, NC
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2621° N, 81.1873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gastonia, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2621&lon=-81.1873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2302C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2302C-1992-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T303 (registry code 2073820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t303) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T303
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,750 total, 8 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/19830718048979I

## Narrative

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

INADVERDENTLY RAISED THE LANDING GEAR ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT. COUNSELED REGARDS AFTER LANDING CLEAN UP.

## Other reports on N2302C (1)

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

- [Accident 19831125059059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831125059059A), Nov 25, 1983: Cessna T303 (N2302C), Charlotte, NC, Substantial damage. Became disoriented on unmarked taxiway at night and struck a ditch trying to return to taxiway.

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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