# Incident 19840824053989I: Cessna 310B, Bessemer, AL, August 24, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1984, 18:30 local time
- Place: Bessemer, AL
- Airport: Bessemer
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3129° N, 86.9259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Bessemer Airport (EKY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3129&lon=-86.9259&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5276G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5276G-2013-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310A (registry code 2074204, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310B
- Reported engine: CONT O4702
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 50 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840824053989I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO EXTEND THE NOSE GEAR DUE TO A MISSING DOOR ROD END. WAS ON A TEST FLIGHT AFTER NOSE GEAR DOOR ADJUSTMENT.

## Other reports on N5276G (1)

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

- [Incident 19860615041229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860615041229I), Jun 15, 1986: Cessna 310A (N5276G), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed. Idler arm cracked, failed by gear being out of rig,jammed gear door. Door actuating pin broke.

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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