# Incident 19950309006669I: Cessna 310L, Lexington, KY, March 9, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1995, 23:42 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Airport: Blue Grass
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0367° N, 84.6086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLUE GRASS (LEX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0367&lon=-84.6086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10DB-2007-05-08) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 350 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950309006669I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 3-9-95, N10DB WAS ENROUTE FROM ARKANSAS TO SHANNONDOAH VALLEY, VA. MR. BURR A COMMERCIAL AMEL PILOT HAD JUST PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION FROM MR. MILLS WHILE ENROUTE TO VIRGINIA, HOME BASE. AFTER DETERMINING THAT LONDON, KY (LOZ) WAS CLOSED FOR REFUELING, N10DB WAS FLOWN TO LEXINGTON, KY (LEX). MR. MILLS SAID THEY REACHED LEXINGTON AND FLEW ACROSS THE FIELD TO THE DOWNWIND LEG FOR RWY 4. HE SAID THEY BEGAN THE CHECKLIST AND REACHED A "HOLD" ON THE CHECKLIST UNTIL ON BASE LEG, MR. MILLS TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS TO PERFORM THE FINAL LEG AND LANDING. HE SAID THEY FORGOT TO FINISH THE CHECKLIST. N10DB LANDED GEAR UP. NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N10DB (2)

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

- [Incident 19790607015269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790607015269I), Jun 7, 1979: Cessna 310L (N10DB), Battle Creek, MI, Minor damage. Student activated gear up switch during touch and go, instructor got the switch back down. Right main retracted
- [Accident 19730417008979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730417008979A), Apr 17, 1973: Cessna 310L (N10DB), Rockford, IL, Substantial damage. Ldg gr up limit switch out of adj. Drive mech exceeded stop jammed gr box. Ldg gr motor burned out.

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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