# Incident 19870511028879I: Cessna 310P, Detroit, MI, May 11, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1987, 10:35 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DJYA
- Location: 42.2124° N, 83.3534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DETROIT METRO WAYNE COUNTY (DTW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2124&lon=-83.3534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5746M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5746M) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,675 total, 300 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870511028879I

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE DEVELOPED AN OIL LEAK AFTER LIFTOFF.  RETURNED.  OIL CAP WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED.

## Other reports on N5746M (3)

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

- [Incident 19940203009399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940203009399I), Feb 3, 1994: Cessna 310P (N5746M), Dayton, OH, Minor damage. Narrative: the nose landing gear failed to extend with the selection of gear down. PIC stated that nose gear appeared to be jammed in nose well, minor damage…
- [Incident 19830120004339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830120004339I), Jan 20, 1983: Cessna 310P (N5746M), Marion, IL, Minor damage. Loud noise on touch and go. Left main landing gear collapsed. Bell crank housing broken, pn 5041001-1.
- [Accident 19820730034739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820730034739A), Jul 30, 1982: Cessna 310P (N5746M), Marion, IL, Substantial damage. Right main landing gear collapsed on landing practice. Had fatigue cracks in torque tube assembly.

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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