# Incident 19980829040289I: Cessna 310I, Allentown, PA, August 29, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1998, 10:48 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5936° N, 75.4784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allentown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5936&lon=-75.4784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8054M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8054M-2026-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310I (registry code 2074224, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310I
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 500 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980829040289I

## Narrative

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

(-5)IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKE-OFF, UPON LANDING GEAR RETRACTION, THE PILOT STATED HE HEARD A CLUNK. HE VISUALLY CHECKED THE NOSE GEAR WITH THE NACELLE MIRROR AND OBSERVED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS JUST HANGING DOWN.  THE PILOT WAS DIRECTED TO LAND AT ABE AIRPORT, ALLENTOWN, PA, ON RUNWAY 24.  DURING LANDING ROLLOUT THE NOSE GEAR FOLDED UP, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.  INVESTIGATION REVEALED FAILURE OF TUBE ASSY. P/N 0842120-1, WHICH PREVENTED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FROM RETRACTING OR EXTENDING TO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION.

## Other reports on N8054M (2)

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

- [Incident 20250128000299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250128000299I), Jan 28, 2025: Cessna 310I (N8054M), Williamstown, WV, Minor damage. Pilot contacted tower for visual approach and decent/landing checklist accomplished. Selected gear down and no green safe indication. Noticed gear circuit…
- [Incident 19830917065919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830917065919I), Sep 17, 1983: Cessna 310I (N8054M), Alexandria, LA, Minor damage. Reported stall horn blew on short final at 95MPH. The nose gear collapsed on rollout. Mistook horn sounds.

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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