# Incident 19990503020759I: Cessna 310D, Bakersfield, CA, May 3, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1999, 15:10 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Meadows Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4339° N, 119.0577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MEADOWS FLD (BFL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4339&lon=-119.0577&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14SL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14SL-2018-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310D (registry code 2074212, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-470 series (registry code 17047, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990503020759I

## Narrative

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

N14SL WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM DELANO, CA TO BAKERSFIELD, CA. AT 1510PDT, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON 30R BFL. AS THE PILOT LET THE NOSE WHEEL MAKE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, SHE FELT THE NOSE GEAR WAS GOING TO COLLAPSE. USING THE ELEVATOR CONTROL, SHE RAISED THE NOSE GEAR OFF THE RUNWAY AND SHUT BOTH ENGINES DOWN USING THE MIXTURE CONTROLS. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER AND DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR. THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE OBSERVED A GREEN LIGHT PRIOR TO LANDING INDICATING THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. SHE ALSO SAID SHE CONDUCTED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO FLIGHT AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. AN INVESTIGATION IS BEING CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE IF A MECHANICAL PROBLEM CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

## Other reports on N14SL (2)

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

- [Incident 20120915020819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120915020819I), Sep 15, 2012: Cessna 310D (N14SL), Portage, WI, Minor damage. During landing flare pilot felt it just wasn't "going right" and attempted to go around. Pilot stated he retracted the landing gear and flaps and then added…
- [Incident 20001220026479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001220026479I), Dec 20, 2000: Cessna 310D (N14SL), Twentynine Palm, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On December 20, 2000, at 1712 local time a Cessna 310-D landed at the 29 Palms airport, 29 Palms, CA. The pilot reported that the nose gear was partially…

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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