# Incident 19961101034709I: Cessna 310N, Pontiac, MI, November 1, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1996, 18:30 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4144Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4144Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310N (registry code 2074234, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961101034709I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: UPON LANDING PILOT EXTENDED GEAR AND NOTICED ONLY MAIN GEAR LIGHTS CAME ON . VISUAL CHECK REVEALED NOSE GEAR WAS 1/2 DOWN. HE CYCLED GEAR A COUPLE OF TIMES - STILL NO NOSE GEAR. LANDED ON RUNWAY 27L ON THE MAIN GEAR. ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD. NO INJURIES, NO FIRE, MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. MECHANIC WILL SUBMIT M OR D WHEN INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED.

## Other reports on N4144Q (4)

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

- [Incident 19920914052779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920914052779I), Sep 14, 1992: Cessna 310N (N4144Q), Niles, MI, Minor damage. Landed on a closed runway and hit a sawhorse barricade. Fss gave wrong NOTAM. Sun in pilots eyes.
- [Incident 19901220063069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901220063069I), Dec 20, 1990: Cessna 310N (N4144Q), Pontiac, MI, Minor damage. Left gear collapsed on landing rollout. Downlock bellcrank assembly had broken at upper end attachment bolt.
- [Incident 19790704018349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790704018349I), Jul 4, 1979: Cessna 310 (N4144Q), West Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Left alternator inop. Batteries discharged. Didnot use manual gear extension
- [Incident 19780512033389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780512033389I), May 12, 1978: Cessna 310N (N4144Q), Topeka, KS, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Found broken push-pull tube.

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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