# Incident 19950220005469I: Cessna 310Q, Albia, IA, February 20, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1995, 07:30 local time
- Place: Albia, IA
- Airport: Albia Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9963° N, 92.7657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBIA MUNI (4C8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9963&lon=-92.7657&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7666Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7666Q-2020-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310Q (registry code 2074242, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,400 total, 450 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950220005469I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 20, 1995, THE PILOT WAS DEPARTING ALBIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN ALBIA, IOWA IN A CESSNA 310Q, N7666Q. UPON RETRACTING THE LANDING GEAR, HE NOTICED AN UNUSUAL NOISE. HE THEN LOWERED THE GEAR AND THE NOSE WHEEL DID NOT COME DOWN. HE SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE MAIN GEAR DOWN AND THE NOSE GEAR UP. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE BELLCRANK BELOW THE PILOT'S FEET FAILED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N7666Q (2)

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

- [Incident 20181021020459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181021020459I), Oct 21, 2018: Cessna 310Q (N7666Q), Brooksville, FL, Minor damage. The pilot went to extend the landing gear on the down wind leg for runway 9, when he noticed that he didn't get an indication the his gear was fully extended.…
- [Incident 19781226020519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781226020519I), Dec 26, 1978: Cessna 310Q (N7666Q), Morrisville, NC, Minor damage. Nose gear caught on the doors during test flight after maintenance. Gear door actuating rods were not connected.

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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