# Incident 19990828024609I: Cessna 310F, Abingdon, VA, August 28, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1999, 16:04 local time
- Place: Abingdon, VA
- Airport: Virginia Highland Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7067° N, 81.9716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abingdon, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7067&lon=-81.9716&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6772X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6772X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310F (registry code 2074216, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,321 total, 361 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990828024609I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT TOOK OFF AT 1410 EDT, ON 8/28/99, FROM THE ABINGDON, VA (VJI) AIRPORT WITH A PASSENGER FOR A VFR NAVIGATIONAL FLIGHT. UPON RETURNING TO THE VJI AIRPORT FOR A LANDING THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND FULLY. THE PILOT ELECTED TO FLY IN THE LOCAL AREA TO BURN OFF FUEL AND TRY TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR MANUALLY. WHEN THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR FULLY INTO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED NEXT TO RWY 6 ON THE GRASS. THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT AND TO BOTH PROPELLERS AND ENGINES. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER WAS UNHURT.

## Other reports on N6772X (1)

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

- [Incident 20031226034849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031226034849I), Dec 26, 2003: Cessna 310F (N6772X), Mc Allen, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On December 26, 2003, Cessna 310, N6772X, landed at mcallen Miller International Airport with the nose gear only partially extended. There were no…

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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