# Accident 19880915039049A: Cessna 310R, Washington, DC, September 15, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1988, 16:00 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Washington National
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8809° N, 76.9900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8809&lon=-76.9900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87297, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87297-2020-10-03) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO88LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880915039049A

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING ROLL LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. PUSH ROD ASSEMBLY FAILED. ALLOWED GEAR TO FOLD. ROD HOLDS GEAR LOCK.

## 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 BFO88LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA083), Sep 15, 1988: Cessna 310R (N87297), Washington, DC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N87297 (1)

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

- [Accident 20170630008769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170630008769A), Jun 30, 2017: Cessna 310R (N87297), Santa Ana, CA, Destroyed. N87297 departed sna at 9:33AM. Shortly after departure, at approximately 400 feet AGL, flying runway heading, and crossing the end of the runway, the pilot…

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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