35.2132° N, 80.9514° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (CLT), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 9, 1997 · 21:18 local
Place
Charlotte, NC
Airport
Charlotte-Douglas International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3276X
Reported as
Cessna 310L
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: this aircraft had a similiar incident in 1995. This type of aircraft has a problem with the nose gear. The gear tends to get out of rig and will not lock down.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THIS AIRCRAFT HAD A SIMILIAR INCIDENT IN 1995. THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE NOSE GEAR. THE GEAR TENDS TO GET OUT OF RIG AND WILL NOT LOCK DOWN.