# Incident 19890422033819I: Cessna 310, Wilmington, DE, April 22, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1989, 23:14 local time
- Place: Wilmington, DE
- Airport: Greater Wilmington-New Castle
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7357° N, 75.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7357&lon=-75.5321&mi=10
- Aircraft: N830L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N830L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310 (registry code 2074202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Reported engine: CONT O470M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890422033819I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO GET GEAR SAFE LIGHTS. LANDED WITH MAINS UP AND NOSE GEAR PARTLY DOWN. FOUND RIGHT GEAR DRIVE TUBE BROKEN.

## Other reports on N830L (1)

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

- [Incident 19870501030549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870501030549I), May 1, 1987: Cessna 310 (N830L), Bridgeport, NJ, Minor damage. Landing gear did not retract. Pilot failed to land asap. Gear collapsed on landing. Suspect electrical regulator

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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