32.7831° N, 96.8067° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 10, 1984 · 20:45 local
Place
Dallas, TX
Airport
Redbird
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N310DB
Reported as
Cessna 310J
Reported engine
Continental IO470U
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,650 total1,275 in this make and model220 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Unable to lower landing gear. Landed gear up. Landing gear up micro switch had been cracked and glued together.
As the FAA filed it
UNABLE TO LOWER LANDING GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP. LANDING GEAR UP MICRO SWITCH HAD BEEN CRACKED AND GLUED TOGETHER.