# Accident 19830719039019A: Cessna 310J, Wheeling, WV, July 19, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1983, 18:57 local time
- Place: Wheeling, WV
- Airport: Ohio Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0709° N, 80.6895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0709&lon=-80.6895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3066L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3066L-2007-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310J (registry code 2074226, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310J
- Reported engine: CONT IO470U
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,547 total, 300 in this make and model, 143 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830719039019A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LOCK DOWN RIGHT MAIN GEAR. RIGHT MAIN COLLAPSED ON LANDING.BENT PUSH PULL TUBE. LACKED RIGGING SERVICE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL83LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA283), Jul 19, 1983: Cessna 310 (N3066L), Wheeling, WV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3066L (1)

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

- [Accident 19881112050329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881112050329A), Nov 12, 1988: Cessna 310J (N3066L), Carrollton, OH, Substantial damage. Left engine lost power on takeoff roll. Reported pilot tried to continue. Veered off runway over an embankment.

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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