# Accident 19840524034769A: Cessna 310P, West Chicago, IL, May 24, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1984, 15:43 local time
- Place: West Chicago, IL
- Airport: Dupage
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8807° N, 88.2197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8807&lon=-88.2197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N310AM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N310AM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T310R (registry code 2074246, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310P
- Reported engine: CONT IO470VO
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 705 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840524034769A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LOWER NOSE WHEEL AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NOSE WHEEL RETRACTED.

## 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 CHI84FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA201), May 24, 1984: Cessna 310P (N310AM), West Chicago, IL, destroyed

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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