# Incident 19990929028799I: Cessna 310Q, Omaha, NE, September 29, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1999, 20:46 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CSSA
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7872Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7872Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310Q (registry code 2074242, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990929028799I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 29, 1999, ABOUT 2046 CDT, AIR EXEC CESSNA 310Q, N7872Q, EXPERIENCED AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION DURING THE DESCENT INTO EPPLEY AIRFIELD, OMAHA, NE. THE PIC, AND SOLE OCCUPANT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY PRIOR TO COMPLETING AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING.  SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED A BROKEN WIRE ON THE LEFT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK SWITCH, P/N ISE1-3.

## Other reports on N7872Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19781120034569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781120034569A), Nov 20, 1978: Cessna T310R (N7872Q), Peoria, IL, Substantial damage. Failed to fly to positive runway contact.

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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