# Incident 19970505011419I: Cessna 310C, Caldwell, ID, May 5, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1997, 18:15 local time
- Place: Caldwell, ID
- Airport: Caldwell Industrial Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6455° N, 116.6607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Caldwell, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6455&lon=-116.6607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6686B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6686B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310C (registry code 2074210, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970505011419I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT REPORTED LOUD NOISE WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED AFTER TAKEOFF. THE MIRRORS ON THE TIP TANKS AND GROUND PERSONNEL CONFIRMED R/H MLG WAS DOWN AND SWINGING FREE. A GEAR CYCLE WAS ATTEMPTED AND R/H GEAR DID NOT MOVE. THE PILOT BURNED OFF FUEL FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR. R/H GEAR STAYED IN DOWN POSITION ON LANDING UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND THEN COLLAPSED. THE RESULT WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE R/H PROPELLER, TIP TANK AND GEAR DOOR. NO NMAC OR PILOT DEVAITION OCCURRED. THIS REPORT AND INVESTIGATION ARE CLOSED.

## Other reports on N6686B (1)

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

- [Incident 19980706029279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980706029279I), Jul 6, 1998: Cessna 310C (N6686B), Caldwell, ID, Minor damage. Left main gear folded on landing roll. Wing tank and prop damaged.

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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