# Incident 19980508020519I: Cessna 310K, West Palm Beach, FL, May 8, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1998, 16:55 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7079L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7079L-2006-06-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310K (registry code 2074228, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 1,250 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980508020519I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR FAILED EXTEND. PUSH PULL ROD FAILED. CAUSED 45000 DOLLARS DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N7079L (1)

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

- [Incident 20010827024939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010827024939I), Aug 27, 2001: Cessna 310K (N7079L), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft on approved maintenance ferry flight from walkers cay, Bahamas following gear up landing. Required maintenance was performed to prepare the…

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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