# Incident 19970419013229I: Cessna 310K, Big Spring, TX, April 19, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1997
- Place: Big Spring, TX
- Airport: Big Spring Mcmahon-Wrinkle
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2126° N, 101.5216° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BIG SPRING/MC MAHON-WRINKLE (BPG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2126&lon=-101.5216&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6936L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6936L-2022-10-12) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO470U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 240 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970419013229I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRWORTHINESS-NOSE STRUT LOST AIRCHARGE ON TAKEOFF, WHICH ALLOWED THE NOSE STRUT TO CONTACT THE NOSE GEAR DOORS AND JAM.

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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