# Accident 19960208001459A: Cessna 310L, Auburn, AL, February 8, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1996, 17:20 local time
- Place: Auburn, AL
- Airport: Auburn-Opelika G Pitts Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DKBA
- Location: 32.5891° N, 85.4797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5891&lon=-85.4797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2201F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310L
- Reported engine: CONT IO470VO
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,765 total, 465 in this make and model, 226 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960208001459A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED ON LANDING ROLL. SIDE BRACE LOCK END FITTING HAD FAILED FROM OVER STRESS.

## 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 MIA96LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA076), Feb 8, 1996: Cessna 310L (N2201F), Auburn, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: an overstress failure of the left main gear side brace lock end fitting for undetermined reasons.

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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