# Incident 20021108033019I: Cessna 310N, Santa Monica, CA, November 8, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 2002, 07:57 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0158° N, 118.4513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA MONICA MUNI (SMO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0158&lon=-118.4513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N743JR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310N
- Reported engine: CONT IO470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021108033019I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING GEAR RETRACTION AFTER TAKEOFF, THE NOSE GEAR STRUT DID NOT FULLY EXTEND AND PROPERLY STOW IN THE WELL. UPON GEAR EXTENSION FOR LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR WAS PREVENTED FROM EXTENDING DUE TO INTERFERENCE WITH THE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE IN THE WELL.

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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