# Accident 19990731010209A: Cessna 310N, Minneapolis, MN, July 31, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1999, 11:00 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Flying Cloud Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8610° N, 93.4304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8610&lon=-93.4304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N310DE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N310DE-2003-01-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310N (registry code 2074234, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310N
- Reported engine: CONT IO470VO
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990731010209A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING RW 27L, MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. (.19) ON JULY 31, 1999, AT 1050 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A CESSNA 310N, N310DE, EXPERIENCED A LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSE WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 AT THE FLYING CLOUD AIRPORT, EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE FLYING CLOUD AIRPORT, AT 1000 CDT.              (-23)LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.  AIRCRAFT SLID LEFT OFF RUNWAY-HIT RUNWAY SIGN AND STOPPED.

## 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 CHI99LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA265), Jul 31, 1999: Cessna 310N (N310DE), Eden Prairie, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: maintenance personnel installed washers which were not large enough in diameter to prevent the retraction/extension scissors links from separating from each other.

## Other reports on N310DE (1)

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

- [Incident 19910810040589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910810040589I), Aug 10, 1991: Cessna 310N (N310DE), Keokuk, IA, Minor damage. Appears that the pilot did not lower gear soon enough before aircraft touch down. Gear only partially extended.

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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