# Incident 20091205051879I: Cessna 310D, Tampa, FL, December 5, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 2009, 16:15 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Tampa International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9755° N, 82.5332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TAMPA INTL (TPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9755&lon=-82.5332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6930T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6930T-2018-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310D (registry code 2074212, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,235 total, 188 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091205051879I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO TPA WITH THREE GREEN GEAR LIGHTS, THE PILOT WAS ADVISED TO INCREASE HIS SPEED. WHEN THE GEAR WAS RAISED IT DID NOT SEEM NORMAL. HE WAS THEN INSTRUCTED TO CIRCLE TO ALLOW FASTER TRAFFIC TO LAND. WHEN HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED HE DID NOT HAVE A DOWN INDICATION FOR THE NOSE GEAR. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY THE TOWER AND A SHERIFF'S HELICOPTER THAT IT APPEARED THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED. THE PILOT WENT TO AN OPEN AREA AND TRIED MANEUVERS TO GET THE NOSE GEAR TO EXTEND UNSUCCESSFULLY. THE PILOT LANDING FLARING TO KEEP TO NOSE WHEEL OFF THE GROUND, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN IT TOUCHED DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT AND RUNWAY DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL DUE TO THE HEAD WIND AND THE PILOT SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINES AND POSITIONING THE PROPS PARALLEL SO THEY DID NOT HIT.

## Other reports on N6930T (2)

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

- [Incident 20160411009499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160411009499I), Apr 11, 2016: Cessna 310D (N6930T), Glendale, AZ, Minor damage. Practice multi aircraft training flight. Power off stall in landing configuration. Pilot noticed that there was not a proper indication for landing gear down.…
- [Accident 19730114000249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730114000249A), Jan 14, 1973: Cessna 310D (N6930T), Brewer, ME, Substantial damage

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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