# Incident 20030522014869I: Cessna 310P, Crystal River, FL, May 22, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2003, 09:35 local time
- Place: Crystal River, FL
- Airport: Homosassa Air Terminal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8955° N, 82.6019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crystal River, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8955&lon=-82.6019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5811M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5811M-2008-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310P (registry code 2074238, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030522014869I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 22, 2003 AT 09:35 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 310P NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING AT CRYSTAL RIVER AIRPORT (X31) WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CRYSTAL RIVER AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 LOCAL TIME.

## Other reports on N5811M (1)

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

- [Accident 20031221036509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031221036509A), Dec 21, 2003: Cessna 310P (N5811M), Crystal River, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On December 21, 2003, at 1305 local time, a Cessna 310P, N5811M, registered to Crystal aero group, inc, had a nose gear collapse during landing, while on…

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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