# Incident 19850401020159I: Cessna 310G, Sugar Grove, IL, April 1, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1985, 17:41 local time
- Place: Sugar Grove, IL
- Airport: Aurora
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7719° N, 88.4757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AURORA MUNI (ARR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7719&lon=-88.4757&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2946R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2946R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310G (registry code 2074218, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310G
- Reported engine: CONT IO470D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 150 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850401020159I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COULD NOT BE EXTENDED FOR LANDING. WHEEL FAIRING CONTACTED BOLT AT PIVOT BELLCRANK AND HUNG UP.

## Other reports on N2946R (3)

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

- [Incident 20140416006479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140416006479I), Apr 16, 2014: Cessna 310G (N2946R), Chino, CA, No damage. Landing gear green light did not illuminate upon gear extension. Visually verified down. Performed an uneventful landing at Chino airport.
- [Incident 19970104004219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970104004219I), Jan 4, 1997: Cessna 310G (N2946R), Gary, IN, Minor damage. Narrative: departed griffith (05C) at 1400 enroute to cedar rapids (cid). Departed cid at 2100HRS. To 05C. During take off, pilot heard a loud bang when the…
- [Incident 19960208004089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960208004089I), Feb 8, 1996: Cessna 310G (N2946R), Gary, IN, Minor damage. Narrative: on February 08, 1996, Cessna 310G, N2946R took off griffith airport, Indiana, had nose landing gear problem, diverted to Gary regional airport,…

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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