# Incident 19861018081789I: Cessna T310R, West Palm Beach, FL, October 18, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1986, 12:30 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EZMA
- Location: 26.6610° N, 80.0905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6610&lon=-80.0905&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
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,130 total, 65 in this make and model, 310 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87IA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87IA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861018081789I

## Narrative

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

RETURNED TO DEPARTURE POINT WITH SUSPECTED GEAR PROBLEM. RIGHT MAIN COLLAPSED ON LANDING. DOWNLOCK SCREW HAD 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 MIA87IA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87IA011), Oct 18, 1986: Cessna 310R (N2638N), West Palm Beach, FL, incident, minor 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.
- [Accident 19850424020579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850424020579A), Apr 24, 1985: Cessna T310R (N2638N), Boca Raton, FL, Substantial damage. While executing turn onto ramp the right main gear collapsed. Found aft push pull retract rod 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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