# Incident 19870319016939I: Cessna 310A, Minneapolis, MI, March 19, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1987, 15:00 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MI
- Airport: Crystal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8317° N, 82.5346° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CRYSTAL (MI41), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8317&lon=-82.5346&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57DS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57DS-2013-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310 (registry code 2074202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 18 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870319016939I

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING, THE LEFT MAIN TORQUE LINK ON THE STRUT SEPARATED. WHEEL TURNED AND PULLED THE AIRCRAFT OFF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N57DS (2)

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

- [Accident 19871020062779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871020062779A), Oct 20, 1987: Cessna 310 (N57DS), Brownton, MN, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Indicates pilot continued flight into IMC lost control. Vertical impact ended the flight. Rain snow showers in area
- [Incident 19820314017869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820314017869I), Mar 14, 1982: Cessna 310B (N57DS), Opa Locka, FL, Minor damage. Left main gear collapsed on taxi to ramp. Dead battery. Failed to check gear down and locked.

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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