# Accident 19981209033159A: Cessna 310C, Ft Myers, FL, December 9, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1998, 17:53 local time
- Place: Ft Myers, FL
- Airport: Page Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5602° N, 81.8708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5602&lon=-81.8708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N218S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N218S-2012-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310C (registry code 2074210, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310C
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981209033159A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LANDED GEAR UP. (-23) PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN & CHECKED GEAR HANDLE POSITION TWICE. PILOT DID NOT VERIFY A GREEN GEAR DOWN LIGHT. AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP. A WARNING HORN WAS HEARD BEFORE TOUCH DOWN AND WAS MISTAKEN FOR STALL WARNING. INVESTIGATION FOUND NOSE GEAR WAS JAMMED IN GEAR WELL. NOSE STRUT WAS FOUND COLLAPSED WHICH CAUSED INTERFERENCE BETWEEN NOSE WHEEL FENDER AND RIGHT NOSE GEAR DOOR.

## 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 ATL99LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA032), Dec 9, 1998: Cessna 310C (N218S), Ft Myers, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane by the pilot and subsequent malfunction of the nose gear strut, and the pilot's failure to follow the landing checklist.

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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