# Incident 19830917065919I: Cessna 310I, Alexandria, LA, September 17, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1983, 11:30 local time
- Place: Alexandria, LA
- Airport: Esler Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3949° N, 92.2958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESLER RGNL (ESF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3949&lon=-92.2958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8054M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8054M-2026-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310I (registry code 2074224, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310I
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,185 total, 353 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830917065919I

## Narrative

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

REPORTED STALL HORN BLEW ON SHORT FINAL AT 95MPH. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT. MISTOOK HORN SOUNDS.

## Other reports on N8054M (2)

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

- [Incident 20250128000299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250128000299I), Jan 28, 2025: Cessna 310I (N8054M), Williamstown, WV, Minor damage. Pilot contacted tower for visual approach and decent/landing checklist accomplished. Selected gear down and no green safe indication. Noticed gear circuit…
- [Incident 19980829040289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980829040289I), Aug 29, 1998: Cessna 310I (N8054M), Allentown, PA, Minor damage. (-5)Immediately after take-off, upon landing gear retraction, the pilot stated he heard a clunk. He visually checked the nose gear with the nacelle mirror and…

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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