# Accident 19890506056879A: Cessna 310P, Ft Myers, FL, May 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1989, 14:40 local time
- Place: Ft Myers, FL
- Airport: Page Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5610° N, 81.8691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5610&lon=-81.8691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5769M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5769M-2013-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310P (registry code 2074238, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310P
- Reported engine: CONT IO470V
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,711 total, 400 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890506056879A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF RUNWAY. TRUNNION AND BELLCRANK FAILED ON OVERLOAD.

## 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 MIA89LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA147), May 6, 1989: Cessna 310P (N5769M), Fort Myers, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: COLLAPSE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DUE TO OVERLOAD FAILURE OF THE TRUNNION AND BELLCRANK ASSEMBLY.

## Other reports on N5769M (1)

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

- [Incident 19860926068869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860926068869I), Sep 26, 1986: Cessna 310P (N5769M), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. Pilot reported landing gear problem after takeoff. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Cause undetermined.

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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