# Incident 19890720059939I: Cessna 310H, Fort Worth, TX, July 20, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1989, 19:50 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Saginaw Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8626° N, 97.3781° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Saginaw Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8626&lon=-97.3781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101AU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101AU-1997-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310N (registry code 2074234, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310H
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890720059939I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LOWER NOSE GEAR. USED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. LANDED SAFELY. NOSE GEAR EXTENSION TUBE WAS BENT.

## Other reports on N101AU (1)

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

- [Incident 19780113002859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780113002859I), Jan 13, 1978: Cessna 310 (N101AU), Buelah, ND, Minor damage. Aborted takeoff due to unlocked door, unable to stop before striking snow bank.

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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