# Incident 19980110004389I: Cessna 310Q, Philadelphia, PA, January 10, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1998, 11:22 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Northeast Philadelphia
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0819° N, 75.0106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA (PNE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0819&lon=-75.0106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69622, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N69622) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310Q (registry code 2074242, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,791 total, 2,320 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980110004389I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF THE LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED TO THE UP POSITION AND THE RETRACTION SEQUENCE BEGAN. THE NOSE GEAR FAILED TO COMPLETELY RETRACT AND IT COULD NOT BE EXTENDED AGAIN BY CONVENTIONAL OR EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. WE THEN SECURED ALL LOOSE ITEMS IN THE AIRCRAFT, NOTIFIED THE CONTROL TOWER OF OUR SITUATION AND WAITED FOR GROUND MAINTENANCE AND EMERGENCY CREWS TO ARRIVE AND BE POSITIONED. A NORMAL LANDING WAS EXECUTED EXCEPT AT THE POINT OF LANDING ASSURED BOTH ENGINES WERE FEATHERED, THE FUEL WAS SHUT OFF AND ALL ELECTRICAL POWER WAS SHUT OFF. THE TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL EXCEPT DURING ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT NOSE SETTLED AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY ALONG WITH BOTH ENGINE PROPELLERS. WE THEN EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT AS SOON AS IT CAME TO REST. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINIMAL CONSIDERING THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

## Other reports on N69622 (1)

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

- [Incident 19940131007689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940131007689I), Jan 31, 1994: Cessna 310Q (N69622), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. Narrative: on January 31, 1994, Mr. Walter c. dietrich, PIC of Cessna 310, N69622, experienced right landing gear extension problems during an aerial survey…

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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