# Incident 19961111040339I: Cessna 310K, Fort Worth, TX, November 11, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1996, 16:30 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Fort Worth Meacham Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8198° N, 97.3624° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT WORTH MEACHAM INTL (FTW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8198&lon=-97.3624&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6965L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6965L-2011-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310K (registry code 2074228, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 886 total, 100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961111040339I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING APPROACH TO LANDING, THE PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF CONTACTING RUNWAY SURFACE. THE DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO AIRCRAFT BELLY AND PROPELLERS.

## Other reports on N6965L (1)

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

- [Incident 19961102038519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961102038519I), Nov 2, 1996: Cessna 310K (N6965L), Fort Worth, TX. Narrative: on 11-02-96 at 1442 local a Cessna 310-K N6965L owned by goswaml ashish venuraja landed at Meacham field, Fort Worth, TX because of smoke coming…

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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