# Accident 19970809025869A: Cessna 310I, Mesa, AZ, August 9, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1997, 12:30 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: A3XA
- Location: 33.4410° N, 111.8503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4410&lon=-111.8503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8139M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8139M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310I (registry code 2074224, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310I
- Reported engine: CONT IO470U
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,323 total, 300 in this make and model, 99 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA277) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970809025869A

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE GEAR. UNABLE LOCKDOWN. RIGHT MAIN FOLDED LANDING. UPPER SIDE LINK BROKE. PUSH PULL TUBE BENT. ATTACH BROKE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX97LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA277), Aug 9, 1997: Cessna 310 (N8139M), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate maintenance inspection of the landing gear system, following a prior incident, due to the mechanic's failure to follow the service manual instructions.

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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