# Incident 19860512035409I: Cessna 310P, St Louis, MO, May 12, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1986, 13:18 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St Louis Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6621° N, 90.6520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS (SUS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6621&lon=-90.6520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777AL-2010-02-22) (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 310P
- Reported engine: CONT IO470VO
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860512035409I

## Narrative

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

POPPING SOUND FROM NOSE GEAR ON RETRACTION. LANDED WITHOUT GEAR LOCKED DOWN. FOUND NOSE GEAR DOOR DISCONNECTED.

## Other reports on N777AL (3)

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

- [Accident 20090518008871A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090518008871A), May 18, 2009: Cessna 310P (N777AL), Long Beach Que, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) An aircraft notified Long Beach ATCT that it observed two Cessna aircraft colliding over the ocean approximately 5 miles south of Long Beach queen mary,…
- [Incident 20040314003029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040314003029I), Mar 14, 2004: Cessna 310P (N777AL), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was unable to extend all three gear. Investigated all options, decided to land with left main still retracted. Push-pull rod brace appeared to have…
- [Incident 19790305009009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790305009009I), Mar 5, 1979: Cessna 310P (N777AL), Tyler, TX, Minor damage. With gear retraction loud pop was heard. Unable to extend nose 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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