# Accident 19910810033149A: Cessna 310, Plattsmouth, NE, August 10, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1991, 15:30 local time
- Place: Plattsmouth, NE
- Airport: Plattsmouth Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9996° N, 95.8899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9996&lon=-95.8899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4827B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4827B-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310 (registry code 2074202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910810033149A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR FAILED TO LOCK DOWN AND COLLAPSED ON LANDING. 310 SAT IDLE FOR EIGHT YEARS. GEAR CORRODED AND RUSTY

## 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 CHI91LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA262), Aug 10, 1991: Cessna 310 (N4827B), Plattsmouth, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE BY THE OWNER/PILOT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE BUILT-UP OF CORROSION ON HE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION SYSTEM.

## Other reports on N4827B (1)

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

- [Incident 19780811037449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780811037449I), Aug 11, 1978: Cessna 310 (N4827B), Santana, KS, Minor damage. Pilot unable to extend nose gear before landing. Found bent retract rod.

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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