# Incident 19850414020119I: Cessna T310Q, Great Falls, MT, April 14, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1985, 14:00 local time
- Place: Great Falls, MT
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5025° N, 111.3000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Great Falls, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5025&lon=-111.3000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N310JP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N310JP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T310Q (registry code 2074244, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t310q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T310Q
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 87 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850414020119I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT FROM PANEL. RETURNED FOR LANDING. CIGAR LIGHTER CIRCUITS SHORTED TO GROUND.

## Other reports on N310JP (3)

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

- [Incident 19970903031849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970903031849I), Sep 3, 1997: Cessna T310Q (N310JP), Eugene, OR, Minor damage. (-23) No narrative available.
- [Incident 19780203005369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780203005369I), Feb 3, 1978: Cessna 310Q (N310JP), Billings, MT, Minor damage. Aircraft parked outside in sub-zero weather. Nose gear strut went flat. Stuck on retraction,wouldn't extend
- [Accident 19771229042289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771229042289A), Dec 29, 1977: Cessna T310Q (N310JP), Rochester, MN, Substantial damage

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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