# Incident 19901202058549I: Cessna 310R, Kansas City, MO, December 2, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1990, 18:24 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City Downtown Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0997&lon=-94.5786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98911, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98911) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 670 total, 45 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901202058549I

## Narrative

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

LIGHTNING STRIKE AT CRUISE. EXPERIENCED VERTIGO ON APPROACH. REGAINED CONTROL. LANDED AT SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS AIRPORT

## Other reports on N98911 (3)

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

- [Incident 20250930014989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250930014989I), Sep 30, 2025: Cessna 310R (N98911), Evansville, IN, Minor damage. Cessna 310R departed kdcy with a "robotow" towbar attached to the nose gear. Pilot raised the landing gear and noticed the aircraft "flew funny". When the…
- [Incident 19881124070419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881124070419I), Nov 24, 1988: Cessna 310R (N98911), Cahokia, IL, Minor damage. Pilot made a gear up landing. System checked normal after aircraft was hoisted clear of runway.
- [Incident 19850829065899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850829065899I), Aug 29, 1985: Cessna 310R (N98911), Burlington, VT. Difficulty controlling aircraft and complying with ATC instructions. Required special ATC handling.

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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