# Incident 19970306013179I: Cessna 310R, Fort Wayne, IN, March 6, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1997, 05:14 local time
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Airport: Fort Wayne Municipal - Baer Field
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BLVA
- Location: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5119J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5119J-2011-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,050 total, 300 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970306013179I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT DID NOT GET A RIGHT GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. HE RETURNED TO FWA. AFTER LANDING THE GEAR LIGHT CAME ON. FOUND ICE ON SWITCH AND POSSIBLE OUT OF RIG.

## Other reports on N5119J (2)

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

- [Incident 19890227025109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890227025109I), Feb 27, 1989: Cessna 310R (N5119J), Peoria, IL, Minor damage. Landed 30 feet short of runway. Right main and nose gear collapsed upon hitting grass mounds. Stopped on runway.
- [Incident 19790124004119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790124004119I), Jan 24, 1979: Cessna 310R (N5119J), Goshen, IN, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after touchdown on a wet runway.

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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