# Accident 20090710011759A: Cessna 310J, Fort Worth, TX, July 10, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2009, 16:30 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Fort Worth Alliance
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9833° N, 97.3167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9833&lon=-97.3167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3106L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3106L-2013-07-02) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,550 total, 50 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA457](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA457) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090710011759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 10, 2009 AT 18:30 A CESSNA 310J, N3106L WAS TAXING ON TO THE ACTIVE RUNWAY WHEN HIS RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED.  THE PILOT WAS ON A CFR PART 91 RETURN FLIGHT TO TULSA OKLAHOMA.  THE AIRFRAME, ENGINE AND PROP WAS ALL HEAVILY DAMAGED.  HOWEVER THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE PILOT WAS A CURRENT ATP PILOT AND HIS MEDICAL WAS CURRENT.  THIS OFFICE CONSIDERS THIS INCIDENT CLOSED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN09CA457](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA457), Jul 10, 2009: Cessna 310 (N3106L), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pivot pin in the side brace of the right main landing gear resulting in the gear collapse during taxi for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N3106L (2)

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

- [Incident 19920531024079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920531024079I), May 31, 1992: Cessna 310J (N3106L), Sarasota-Brand, FL, Minor damage. Lost all electrical power after takeoff. Returned. Unable to lower gear. Landed with gear partially down.
- [Incident 19790322011539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790322011539I), Mar 22, 1979: Cessna 310 (N3106L), Tupelo, MS, Minor damage. Pilot failed to lower landing gear for landing.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.