# Incident 20011226034259I: Cessna 310R, Harrisburg, PA, December 26, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 2001, 14:30 local time
- Place: Harrisburg, PA
- Airport: Capital City
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DINA
- Location: 40.2171° N, 76.8514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAPITAL CITY (CXY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2171&lon=-76.8514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90FC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90FC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011226034259I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING INSTRUMENT APPROACH, PILOT NOTED UNSAFE LANDING GEAR INDICATION INVOLVING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. PILOT COMPLETED THE APPROPRIATE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND COMPLETED AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. NO INJURIES OR EQUIPMENT DAMAGE EXPERIENCED. POST FLIGHT MAINTANANCE INSPECTION REVEALED A BROKEN WIRE ATTACHED TO THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK SENSOR. WIRE WAS REPAIRED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N90FC (2)

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

- [Incident 19931020041949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931020041949I), Oct 20, 1993: Cessna 310R (N90FC), Rochester, NY. Unsafe nose gear light on approach. Recycled. Made flyby. Landed safely. Nose gear micro switch lubricated.
- [Incident 19890510030999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890510030999I), May 10, 1989: Cessna 310R (N90FC), Danville, IL. Lost power on left engine due to connecting rod failure. Feathered prop and landed without incident.

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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