# Incident 20070405004199I: Cessna 310D, Denver, CO, April 5, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2007, 14:35 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Front Range Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6981T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6981T-2018-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310D (registry code 2074212, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,157 total, 1,375 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070405004199I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 5, 2007 A PRIVATE PILOT WITH ASEL, AMEL AND INSTRUMENT RATINGS HAD THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE DURING ROLL OUT ON RUNWAY 08 AT FTG. DURING A ROUTINE FLIGHT WITH ONE PASSENGER (MECHANIC) TO COMPARE FUEL MIXTURE CONTROLS OF BOTH ENGINES THE PILOT NOTED THE AIRCRAFT FELT DIFFERENT. THE LEFT GEAR DOOR APPEARED TO BE DOWN ACCORDING TO A PASSING AIRCRAFT. ALL GEAR INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. AFTER TOUCH DOWN AT THE 400 FOOT REMAINING MARKER THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE INCLUDES LEFT PROP, LEFT WING AND TIP, LEFT GEAR DOOR AND THE LEFT GEAR BROKE AT THE ATTACH POINTS. MECHANIC TO SUBMIT M & D REPORT.

## Other reports on N6981T (2)

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

- [Incident 20060422005139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060422005139I), Apr 22, 2006: Cessna 310D (N6981T), Pueblo, CO, Minor damage. (-23) The private, mult-engine rated pilot with two passengers was taxiing to rw 8L at Pueblo municipal airport, Colorado, with intent to takeoff for a…
- [Accident 20000813015489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000813015489A), Aug 13, 2000: Cessna 310D (N6981T), Denver, CO, No damage. (-23) During the approach to rwy 26 at ftg Mr. Brannon, the pilot of N6981T, was distracted by another a/c who had made a radio call informing other a/c that…

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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