# Incident 19880303018849I: Cessna 310I, Washington, DC, March 3, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1988, 20:20 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Dulles International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31245, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31245-2023-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310I (registry code 2074224, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310I
- Reported engine: CONT IO470U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880303018849I

## Narrative

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

LOUD NOISES ON TAKEOFF. NO UP GEAR LIGHT. DIVERTED. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. NOSE STRUT FLAT ON TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N31245 (2)

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

- [Incident 19810104004999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810104004999I), Jan 4, 1981: Cessna 310I (N31245), New York, NY. Five miles from airport oil pressure dropped in right engine. Investigation found air IL seperator iced up.
- [Incident 19791226035949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791226035949I), Dec 26, 1979: Cessna 310 (N31245), Chantilly, VA. Lost electrical power in flight. Found faulty generator band.

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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