# Incident 19980113000899I: Cessna 310R, Reading, PA, January 13, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1998, 05:15 local time
- Place: Reading, PA
- Airport: Reading Municipal Gen Carl A Spaatz
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3392° N, 75.9263° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reading, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3392&lon=-75.9263&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1545G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1545G-2009-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 3,100 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980113000899I

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG DURING GEAR EXTENSION NOSE GEAR NOT DOWN/LOCKED COLLAPSED ON LANDING. BROKEN BELLCRANK PIN 842104-3.

## Other reports on N1545G (1)

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

- [Incident 19980213001169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980213001169I), Feb 13, 1998: Cessna 310R (N1545G), Pottstown, PA, Minor damage. Narrative: upon landing and rollout, right main landing gear collapsed. Aircraft sustained minor damage. No injuries and no fire.

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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