# Accident 19950821049249A: Cessna 310, Monticello, NY, August 21, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1995, 15:50 local time
- Place: Monticello, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6490° N, 74.6797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6490&lon=-74.6797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N661R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N661R-1996-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310 (registry code 2074202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950821049249A

## Narrative

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

(-16) FAILURE OF RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR LOWER STRUT, CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. LOWER STRUT SENT TO CESSNA AIRCRAFT FOR EVALUATION.

## 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 NYC95LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA201), Aug 21, 1995: Cessna 310B (N661R), Monticello, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: fatigue failure of the right main landing gear during the landing, which resulted in a gear collapse, loss of directional control, and subsequent collision with an embankment.

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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