# Incident 19851214066969I: Cessna 310, Nashville, TN, December 14, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1985, 11:15 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: Metro
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1659° N, 86.7844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nashville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1659&lon=-86.7844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N310AW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N310AW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310P (registry code 2074238, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,299 total, 0 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851214066969I

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG HEARD WITH GEAR RETRACTION. UNABLE TO LOWER NOSE GEAR. LINKAGE RODS TO DOOR NOT CONNECTED.

## Other reports on N310AW (1)

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

- [Accident 19771201039749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771201039749A), Dec 1, 1977: Cessna 310P (N310AW), Saginaw, MI, Substantial damage. Ldg gear improperly rigged.

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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