# Accident 19980619046689A: Cessna 310N, Janesville, WI, June 19, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1998, 19:15 local time
- Place: Janesville, WI
- Airport: Rock County
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6791° N, 89.0109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6791&lon=-89.0109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5030Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5030Q-2008-04-02) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980619046689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 19, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 CST, A CESSNA 310, N5030Q LANDED WITH THE NOSE GEAR IN THE UNLOCKED CONFIGURATION. AT ROCK COUNTY AIRPORT, JANESVILLE WI. THE CESSNA 310 LANDED ON RUNWAY 36 RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT BY LARRY W BURTON UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  NO INJURIES.  INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT NOSE GEAR DOOR LINKAGE WAS NOT CONNECTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI98LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA213), Jun 20, 1998: Cessna 310N (N5030Q), Janesville, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: other maintenance personnel not installing nose landing gear door linkage. Factors were the unsecured landing gear door, the nose landing gear becoming jammed and the gear extension not possible by…

## Other reports on N5030Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19800618077599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800618077599I), Jun 18, 1980: Cessna 310N (N5030Q), Flushing, NY. Unable to obtain full power on takeoff roll. Plugs fouled, engine subsequently replaced.
- [Incident 19790301010279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790301010279I), Mar 1, 1979: Cessna 310N (N5030Q), Tewksbury, MA, Minor damage. Nose wheel shimmied after running through water on runway. Nose gear collapsed. Drag brace broken.

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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