# Incident 19830722044129I: Cessna T310R, Lexington, KY, July 22, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1983, 21:05 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Airport: Bluegrass
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0367° N, 84.6086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLUE GRASS (LEX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0367&lon=-84.6086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6171X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6171X-1989-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T310R (registry code 2074246, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T310R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,750 total, 160 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830722044129I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED GEAR INOPERATIVE. TRIED TO CRANK GEAR DOWN IN WRONG DIRECTION BREAKING HANDLE. LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N6171X (1)

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

- [Accident 19860912045209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860912045209A), Sep 12, 1986: Cessna T310R (N6171X), Louisville, KY, Substantial damage. The pilot landed due to a rough running engine. The turbo dump exhaust pipe separated and damaged the compartment.

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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