# Accident 19850408013979A: Cessna 310B, Shelbyville, IN, April 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1985, 11:04 local time
- Place: Shelbyville, IN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5208° N, 85.7697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5208&lon=-85.7697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5471A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5471A-1989-07-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310B (registry code 2074208, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310B
- Reported engine: CONT O470M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,973 total, 42 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850408013979A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO RESOLVE UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. RIGHT MAIN COLLAPSED ON LANDING. TORQUE TUBE BENT AND SHEARED.

## 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 CHI85LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA159), Apr 8, 1985: Cessna 310B (N5471A), Shelbyville, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5471A (1)

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

- [Accident 19730910032369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730910032369A), Sep 10, 1973: Cessna 310B (N5471A), Panama City, FL, Substantial damage. While talking to bay co arpt both radios went out saw green lgt thought ldg clnc lndd at afb.

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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