# Accident 19850314006879A: Cessna 310E, Angel Fire, NM, March 14, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1985, 10:00 local time
- Place: Angel Fire, NM
- Airport: Angel Fire
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3906° N, 105.2694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3906&lon=-105.2694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5515G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5515G-2013-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310E (registry code 2074214, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850314006879A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED ON CLOSED PORTION OF RUNWAY. SOFT SURFACE CAUSED NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE. DISPLACED THRESHOLD MARKED.

## 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 DEN85LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA095), Mar 14, 1985: Cessna 310 (N5515G), Angel Fire, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5515G (2)

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

- [Incident 19831124072899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831124072899I), Nov 24, 1983: Cessna 310E (N5515G), Plano, TX, Minor damage. Veered off the runway into a ditch on the landing rollout. Claimed brake problems. None found.
- [Incident 19830619037489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830619037489I), Jun 19, 1983: Cessna 310E (N5515G), Grand Prairie, TX, Minor damage. Nose gear malfunctioned on takeoff. Landed with it partially extended. Flat nose gear strut failed rod idler arm.

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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