# Incident 19980309017149I: Cessna 310P, Wilmington, DE, March 9, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1998, 22:30 local time
- Place: Wilmington, DE
- Airport: Greater Wilmington-New Castle
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EHBA
- Location: 39.7357° N, 75.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7357&lon=-75.5321&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5092P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5092P-2003-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310P (registry code 2074238, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,437 total, 92 in this make and model, 247 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980309017149I

## Narrative

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

GEAR COLLAPSED DUE SEPERATED LINKAGE. JAMMED GEAR FROM LOCKING INTO POSITION.

## Other reports on N5092P (2)

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

- [Incident 19981105045499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981105045499I), Nov 5, 1998: Cessna 310P (N5092P), Wilmington, DE, Minor damage. (-5)On takeoff pilot retracted the landing gear and heard a loud pop. Pilot subsequently landed with the nose gear retracted. Investigation found the nose…
- [Incident 19980504024369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980504024369I), May 4, 1998: Cessna 310P (N5092P), Wilmington, DE, Minor damage. On repositioning flight. When gear retracted heard bang. Nose still extended gear collapsed due failed bellcrank.

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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