# Incident 19870205012759I: Cessna 310Q, Fort Wayne, IN, February 5, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1987, 18:30 local time
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Airport: Fort Wayne Municipal - Baer Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7742Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7742Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310Q (registry code 2074242, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,820 total, 2,000 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870205012759I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION BEFORE GEAR UP LANDING. BOTH EARS BROKEN OFF BELLCRANK IDLER.

## Other reports on N7742Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19790424024939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790424024939I), Apr 24, 1979: Cessna 310Q (N7742Q), Bloomington, IN, Minor damage. Noise during gear retraction, nose gear could not be extended. Door pins not attached after maintenance.

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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