# Incident 19961012037269I: Cessna 310C, Council Bluffs, IA, October 12, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1996, 20:15 local time
- Place: Council Bluffs, IA
- Airport: Council Bluffs Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2601° N, 95.7586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COUNCIL BLUFFS MUNI (CBF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2601&lon=-95.7586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1719H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1719H-2012-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310C (registry code 2074210, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961012037269I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED THAT ON APPROACH TO COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA AIRPORT (CBF), THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. PILOT THEN SHUT DOWN ALL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND ATTEMPTED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR. WHEN LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND PILOT TRIED EMERGENCY EXTENSION CRANK, BUT STATED CRANK WOULD ONLY TURN 10 TO 12 TURNS. PILOT LANDED WITH GEAR FULLY RETRACTED. WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED THEN LIFTED BY JACKS, EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM WAS USED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR WITH NO DIFFICULTY. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS, PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, AND AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. INVESTIGATION OF THE PILOT'S AIRMAN RECORDS REVEALED HE DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT MEDICAL. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N1719H (3)

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

- [Incident 19930925039629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930925039629I), Sep 25, 1993: Cessna 310C (N1719H), Burlington, CO, Minor damage. Loud bang after takeoff. Unsafe nose gear light. Returned. Landed nose gear up.
- [Incident 19871019071079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871019071079I), Oct 19, 1987: Cessna 310C (N1719H), Omaha, NE, Minor damage. Nose gear could not be extended for landing. Landed on mains with damage to the nose. Gear door brackets broken.
- [Accident 19750306004919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750306004919A), Mar 6, 1975: Cessna 310C (N1719H), Peoria, IL, Substantial damage. Nose gr oleo strut found collapsed. No hyd leakage found in oleo strut area.

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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