# Incident 19940318028409I: Cessna 310P, Portland, ME, March 18, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1994, 12:58 local time
- Place: Portland, ME
- Airport: Portland International Jetport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6456° N, 70.3086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (PWM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6456&lon=-70.3086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53PT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53PT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310P (registry code 2074238, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940318028409I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: OWNER/PILOT HAD PICKED UP AIRCRAFT AT MAINTENANCE FACILITY FOLLOWING REPLACEMENT OF DAMAGED (LEFT) WING TIP FUEL TANK. AFTER DEPARTURE AT GEAR RETRACTION, THE PILOT HEARD LOUD NOISE IN NOSE AREA. LANDING GEAR INDICATED UNSAFE. PILOT CONTACTED PORTLAND (PWM) ATC AND ADVISED OF PROBLEM, REQUESTED LANDING AT PWM. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT WITH FAULTY NOSE GEAR WHILE HE STILL HAD INEXCESS OF 3.5 HOURS FUEL ON BOARD. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED IN LANDING. BOTH ENGINES WERE OPERATING AT TIME, CAUSING ALL PROP BLADES TO STRIKE RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO NOSE, NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY, PROPS AND ENGINES. AIRCRAFT TOWED FROM RUNWAY. NO INJURIES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CARGO (OLD FUEL TANK) WAS NOT SECURED IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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