19890501049349I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T310R · Wilmington, DE · May 1, 1989

Date: May 1, 1989 · 11:00 local
Place: Wilmington, DE
Airport: Greater Wilmington-New Castle
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5109J
Reported as: Cessna T310R
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total250 in this make and model

N5109JRegistration cancelled Sep 10, 2012 · Cessna T310RS/N 310R1205 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna T310R Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Made a hard landing. Strut was flat and rivets in engine cowling popped. Propeller struck ground.

As the FAA filed it

MADE A HARD LANDING. STRUT WAS FLAT AND RIVETS IN ENGINE COWLING POPPED. PROPELLER STRUCK GROUND.