# Incident 19970104004219I: Cessna 310G, Gary, IN, January 4, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1997, 23:05 local time
- Place: Gary, IN
- Airport: R G Hatcher Gary Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5934° N, 87.3464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gary, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5934&lon=-87.3464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2946R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2946R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310G (registry code 2074218, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310G
- Reported engine: CONT IO470D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,100 total, 1,417 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970104004219I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DEPARTED GRIFFITH (05C) AT 1400 ENROUTE TO CEDAR RAPIDS (CID). DEPARTED CID AT 2100HRS. TO 05C. DURING TAKE OFF, PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG WHEN THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED. HE THEN LOWERED THE GEAR AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE NOSE WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. HE ADVISED (CID) THAT THE AIRCRAFT WILL BE LANDING AT GYY AND DECLARING EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT GYY AT 2305. DAMAGE TO PROP AND MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N2946R (3)

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

- [Incident 20140416006479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140416006479I), Apr 16, 2014: Cessna 310G (N2946R), Chino, CA, No damage. Landing gear green light did not illuminate upon gear extension. Visually verified down. Performed an uneventful landing at Chino airport.
- [Incident 19960208004089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960208004089I), Feb 8, 1996: Cessna 310G (N2946R), Gary, IN, Minor damage. Narrative: on February 08, 1996, Cessna 310G, N2946R took off griffith airport, Indiana, had nose landing gear problem, diverted to Gary regional airport,…
- [Incident 19850401020159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850401020159I), Apr 1, 1985: Cessna 310G (N2946R), Sugar Grove, IL, Minor damage. Nose gear could not be extended for landing. Wheel fairing contacted bolt at pivot bellcrank and hung up.

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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