# Accident 19981101031069A: Cessna 310I, Janesville, WI, November 1, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1998, 20:01 local time
- Place: Janesville, WI
- Airport: Rock County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6803° N, 89.0092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6803&lon=-89.0092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8069M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8069M-2001-08-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310I (registry code 2074224, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310I
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981101031069A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON NOVEMBER 1, 1998, AT 2001 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 310I, N8069M, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN UNDERSHOOT TO RUNWAY 4 (6,701' X 150' DRY/ASPHALT) AT ROCK COUNTY AIRPORT, NEAR JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN. THE PILOT/OWNER SAID THAT THE TOW BAR WAS UNINTENTIONALLY LEFT ATTACHED TO THE NOSEWHEEL AND PREVENTED RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR. HE SAID THAT DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING THE ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED TO ZERO AND THE LANDING WAS SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT REPORTED MINOR INJURIES WHILE THE TWO OTHER OCCUPANTS REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE PERSONAL 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED AT 1825. (-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HANGAR RAMP FOR T.O. WITH TOWBAR CONNECTED TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. AFTER T.O. DURING LANDING GEAR RETRACTION THE TOWBAR CONTACTED THE GEAR DOOR CAUSING FAILURE OF A TUBE ASSEMBLY IN THE NOSE GEAR SYSTEM. DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING THE PILOT SECURED THE AIRCRAFT TOO SOON RESULTING IN TOUCH DOWN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI99LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA016), Nov 2, 1998: Cessna 310I (N8069M), Janesville, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection in which he failed to remove the tow bar from the nose gear. Also causal was his misjudgment of distance and altitude from the runway which resulted in…

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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