# Incident 19890308023039I: Cessna 310R, Billings, MT, March 8, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1989, 17:00 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings Logan International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HTKA
- Location: 45.8078° N, 108.5435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BILLINGS LOGAN INTL (BIL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8078&lon=-108.5435&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30RA-2000-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT IO520M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890308023039I

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND ON APPROACH. EXTENDED MANUALLY. MOTOR REAR ARMATURE BEARING HAD SEIZED.

## Other reports on N30RA (2)

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

- [Accident 20000525006989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000525006989A), May 25, 2000: Cessna 310R (N30RA), Wolf Point, MT, No damage. (-23) Pilot reported that on takeoff climb from Wolf Point, Montana, at approximately 600' AGL, aircraft began to level off and hit 4 canadian geese causing…
- [Accident 19821201066629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821201066629A), Dec 1, 1982: Cessna 310R (N30RA), Miles City, MT, Substantial damage. Stall landed after VOR approach in freezing rain. Impact bent wing spars. Inadequate power and speed on final.

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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