# Accident 19850424020579A: Cessna T310R, Boca Raton, FL, April 24, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1985, 18:45 local time
- Place: Boca Raton, FL
- Airport: Boca Raton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.3397° N, 80.0809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3397&lon=-80.0809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2638N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2638N-2007-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T310R (registry code 2074246, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T310R
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850424020579A

## Narrative

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

WHILE EXECUTING TURN ONTO RAMP THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. FOUND AFT PUSH PULL RETRACT ROD FAILED.

## 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 MIA85LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA157), Apr 24, 1985: Cessna T310R (N2638N), Boca Raton, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2638N (2)

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

- [Accident 19890128001819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890128001819A), Jan 28, 1989: Cessna T310R (N2638N), Pensacola, FL, Substantial damage. Landed short of runway lost control and traveled into a ditch.
- [Incident 19861018081789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861018081789I), Oct 18, 1986: Cessna T310R (N2638N), West Palm Beach, FL, Minor damage. Returned to departure point with suspected gear problem. Right main collapsed on landing. Downlock screw had failed

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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