19851216062149I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310C · Midland, TX · December 16, 1985

Date
December 16, 1985 · 18:40 local
Place
Midland, TX
Airport
Midland Regional
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1741H
Reported as
Cessna 310C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
800 total100 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Did not see red unsafe gear light until just before touchdown. Did not hear horn due to headset. Landed gear up.

As the FAA filed it

DID NOT SEE RED UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT UNTIL JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. DID NOT HEAR HORN DUE TO HEADSET. LANDED GEAR UP.