42.5584° N, 92.4010° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at WATERLOO RGNL (ALO), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
June 8, 1989 · 10:54 local
Place
Waterloo, IA
Airport
Waterloo Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N69940
Reported as
Cessna 310Q
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total600 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
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.
Electrical system failure. Returned. Thought gear was down. Landed gear up. Did not use emergency gear system.
As the FAA filed it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. RETURNED. THOUGHT GEAR WAS DOWN. LANDED GEAR UP. DID NOT USE EMERGENCY GEAR SYSTEM.