# Incident 19951013046409I: Cessna 310P, Sturgis, MI, October 13, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1995, 18:30 local time
- Place: Sturgis, MI
- Airport: Kirsch Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8133° N, 85.4390° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KIRSCH MUNI (IRS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8133&lon=-85.4390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5885M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5885M) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO470VO
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,740 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951013046409I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE BELLY, FLAPS, AND NOSE GEAR. ON OCTOBER 13, 1995, CESSNA AIRCRAFT N5885M ATTEMPTED A WHEELS UP LANDING AT STURGIS, MI. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO FLAPS, NOSE GEAR, AND BELLY. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED FROM COLDWATER, MI TO STURGIS, MI AFTER MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN PERFORMED. THE MECHANIC THAT WAS WORKING ON A GEAR RETRACTION TEST, FAILED TO CONNECT THE NOSE GEAR DOOR UPON COMPLETION OF HIS WORK. HE FAILED TO MAKE A MAINTENANCE RELEASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH CFR 43.11. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N5885M (2)

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

- [Incident 19970226009509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970226009509I), Feb 26, 1997: Cessna 310P (N5885M), Sturgis, MI, Minor damage. Narrative: on a flight from frankfort, KY to Sturgis, MI on February 26, 1997. The pilot stated that after touchdown she applied brakes but got no response and…
- [Incident 19801210086339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801210086339I), Dec 10, 1980: Cessna 310P (N5885M), Des Moines, IA. Zd ze when pilot applied full power for takeoff right engine did not respond. Off side of runway

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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