# Accident 19880806031099A: Cessna 310R, Indianapolis, IN, August 6, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1988, 16:30 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis Metro Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9354° N, 86.0451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS METRO (UMP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9354&lon=-86.0451&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98980, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98980) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT IO520M
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,626 total, 121 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880806031099A

## Narrative

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

DRAG BRACE ON LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED, LEFT PROP HIT RUNWAY AS WING WENT DOWN. SKIDDED OFF LEFT SIDE RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI88LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA197), Aug 6, 1988: Cessna 310RII (N98980), Noblesville, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N98980 (1)

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

- [Incident 19810119007329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810119007329I), Jan 19, 1981: Cessna 310R (N98980), El Monte, CA, Minor damage. During rollout the right gear collapsed

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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