# Incident 19970316021839I: Cessna 310J, Coatesvilla, PA, March 16, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1997, 19:20 local time
- Place: Coatesvilla, PA
- Airport: Chester County/Carlson Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9852° N, 75.8190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coatesville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9852&lon=-75.8190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2220, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2220-2021-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310J (registry code 2074226, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310J
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,025 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970316021839I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 03-16-97 AT APPROXIMATELY 1920 HOURS, A CESSNA CE-310J, N2220 PILOTED BY MR. MERVYN D. RICHARDS, A PRIVATE PILOT, NEGLECTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR ON RUNWAY 29 AT CHESTER COUNTY AIRPORT, COATESVILLE, PA. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS DISTRACTED BECAUSE OF HIGH WINDS AND FORGOT TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. VISUAL METEROROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INCIDENT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N2220 (1)

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

- [Incident 19830307013139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830307013139I), Mar 7, 1983: Cessna 310J (N2220), Winston Salem, NC. Nose gear failed to retract. Landed gear up. Nose gear bellcrank idler arm broken. Pn 08421022.

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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