# Incident 19990124039239I: Cessna 310L, Atlanta, GA, January 24, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1999, 18:40 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Fulton County Airport-Brown Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7791° N, 84.5214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Fulton County Airport Brown Field (FTY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7791&lon=-84.5214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73NR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73NR-2009-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310L (registry code 2074230, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990124039239I

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF, AS GEAR WAS BEING RETRACTED, A LOUD POPPING NOISE HEARD FROM NOSE AREA. THE PILOT EXTENDED THE GEAR.  THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT FULLY EXTEND.  AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITHOUT NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED.  PILOT DID EXCELLENT JOB OF KEEPING ACFT ON MAIN GEAR UNTIL SPEED WAS LOW ENOUGH TO PREVENT SERIOUS DAMAMGE TO AIRCRAFT WHEN NOSE DROPPED.

## Other reports on N73NR (1)

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

- [Accident 20020915024339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020915024339A), Sep 15, 2002: Cessna 310L (N73NR), Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) Investigation into the accident of a Cessna 310L, registration number N73NR, reveals that the pilot-in-command, julie smith, was at the controls while…

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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