# Incident 20090328003179I: Cessna 310J, Reedley, CA, March 28, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2009, 15:00 local time
- Place: Reedley, CA
- Airport: Reedley Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6710° N, 119.4510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at REEDLEY MUNI (O32), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6710&lon=-119.4510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3135L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3135L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310J (registry code 2074226, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310J
- Reported engine: CONT IO470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090328003179I

## Narrative

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

(-23)THIS SITUATION WAS BROUGHT TO THE FAA'S ATTENTION THROUGH AN ANONYMOUS CALL REGARDING THIS AIRCRAFT WHICH EXPERIENCED A MAIN GEAR COLLAPSE AFTER LANDING AND MAY REQUEST A FERRY PERMIT.  CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE AIRPORT MANAGER WHO ADMITTED TO THE FAILURE OF NOT NOTIFYING THE FAA ABOUT THE SITUATION IN A TIMELY MANNER AND IDENTIFIED THE LOCATION WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING REPAIRED.  AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT AILERON FROM SCRAPPING AND CONTACTING THE GROUND, THE RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER WAS REMOVED BUT HAD CONTACTED THE GROUND CAUSING A SUDDEN STOPPAGE.  INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE TO BE ACCOMPLISHED BEFORE FERRY PERMIT WOULD BE AUTHORIZED.  THERE WAS NO OTHER SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE NOTED.  THE NTSB DETERMINED THIS SITUATION DID NOT MEET THE PARAMETERS FOR AN ACCIDENT AND WAS CONSIDERED AN INCIDENT.  FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR REVEALED THE PIN FOR THE DOWN-LOCK MECHANISM HAD FAILED CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

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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