# Accident 19910606020439A: Cessna 310L, Fort Wayne, IN, June 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1991, 17:52 local time
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Airport: Fort Wayne Municipal - Baer Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9991° N, 85.2091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9991&lon=-85.2091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3337X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3337X-2018-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310L (registry code 2074230, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310L
- Reported engine: CONT IO470V
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,696 total, 25 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910606020439A

## Narrative

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

LANDED WITH RIGHT MAIN GEAR STUCK IN WHEEL WELL. GEAR HAD OVEREXTENDED DUE TO PISTON SEAL PUT IN WRONG ON ANNUAL.

## 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 CHI91LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA182), Jun 6, 1991: Cessna 310L (N3337X), Fort Wayne, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF A BEARING BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

## Other reports on N3337X (2)

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

- [Incident 19831030074019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831030074019I), Oct 30, 1983: Cessna 310L (N3337X), Milwaukee, WI, Substantial damage. Unable to lower nose gear. Landed nose gear up. Found a voltage regulator malfunction. Nose gear retract rod bent.
- [Incident 19790921051329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790921051329I), Sep 21, 1979: Cessna 310L (N3337X), Wakeeney, KS, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend the gear before touchdown.

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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