# Incident 19981105045499I: Cessna 310P, Wilmington, DE, November 5, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1998, 21:46 local time
- Place: Wilmington, DE
- Airport: Greater Wilmington-New Castle
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- 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: 2,085 total, 652 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981105045499I

## Narrative

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

(-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 STRUT FAILED TO RETAIN AN AIR CHARGE.  ON RETRACTION THIS PREVENTED THE NOSE GEAR FROM PROPERLY STOWING IN THE WHEEL WELL AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THE GEAR DOORS.  A MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT WAS SUBMITTED BY THE OPERATOR.  THIS INCIDENT CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N5092P (2)

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

- [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.
- [Incident 19980309017149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980309017149I), Mar 9, 1998: Cessna 310P (N5092P), Wilmington, DE, Minor damage. Gear collapsed due seperated linkage. Jammed gear from locking into position.

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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