# Accident 19850930059099A: Cessna 310R, Rocky Mount, NC, September 30, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1985, 06:55 local time
- Place: Rocky Mount, NC
- Airport: Wilson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9100° N, 77.7304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9100&lon=-77.7304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1771G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1771G-2010-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT IO520M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,460 total, 798 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LMG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LMG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850930059099A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED SHORT STRIKING APPROACH LIGHTS. RUNWAY DISAPPEARED IN GROUND FOG. LANDING GEAR TORN OFF.

## 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 ATL86LMG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LMG01), Sep 30, 1985: Cessna 310R (N1771G), Rocky Mount, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1771G (2)

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

- [Incident 20070607010009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070607010009I), Jun 7, 2007: Cessna 310R (N1771G), Homestead, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) At approximately 2230 hrs local, aircraft was inbound from (korl) orlando Florida and performed a normal landing on runway (9) at (X51) Homestead General…
- [Incident 20000824023979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000824023979I), Aug 24, 2000: Cessna 310R (N1771G), Jasper, TX, Minor damage. (-23)On August 24, 2000, at 1048, the PIC of N1771G, a CE-310R, [privacy data omitted], was on approach to rwy 18 at kjas. The aircraft landed with the gear…

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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