# Incident 19971105041929I: Cessna 310N, Chicago/Aurora, IL, November 5, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1997, 10:30 local time
- Place: Chicago/Aurora, IL
- Airport: Aurora Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7719° N, 88.4757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AURORA MUNI (ARR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7719&lon=-88.4757&mi=10
- Aircraft: N500SH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500SH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310N (registry code 2074234, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971105041929I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON APPROACH PILOT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET NOSE GEAR TO COME DOWN AND LOCK. ALL ATTEMPTS FAILED, PILOT LANDED WITH MAIN GEAR ONLY, NOSE COLLAPSED ON LANDING. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE, NO INJURIES TO PILOT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N500SH (1)

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

- [Incident 19780616046129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780616046129I), Jun 16, 1978: Cessna 310 (N500SH), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear could not be fully extended, collapsed on touchdown. Nose gear doors had been left unhooked, jammed.

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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