# Incident 20120113000419I: Cessna 310N, Ft. Pierce, FL, January 13, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 2012, 12:30 local time
- Place: Ft. Pierce, FL
- Airport: St Lucie County International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911MF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N911MF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310N (registry code 2074234, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310N
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 650 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120113000419I

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 13, 2012, AIRCRAFT N911MF, A CESSNA MODEL 310N, LANDED WITH ONLY IT'S TWO MAIN LANDING GEARS AS THE NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND.DURING TAKEOFF, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HEARD A LOUD 'POP' AS THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED.WHEN THE PILOT EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR, HE NOTICE THAT THERE WERE ONLY TWO MAIN GEAR INDICATORS INDICATING DOWN AND LOCK, BUT NO INDICATION ON THE NOSE GEAR.WITH EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT ON STANDBY, THE PILOT LANDED THE PLANE ON IT'S MAIN LANDING GEAR AND HELD THE NOSE BACK AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ON IT'S NOSE FOR ABOUT 325 FEET.THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO IT'S NOSE GEAR DOOR AND PROPS. THIS INCIDENT OCCURED AT THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA.

## Other reports on N911MF (2)

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

- [Accident 19951127041739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951127041739A), Nov 27, 1995: Cessna A152 (N911MF), Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage. Ballooned on landing. Forced nose down. Impacted nose first. Collapsed nose gear. Too much wind for low time student
- [Incident 19940525024729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940525024729I), May 25, 1994: Cessna 152 (N911MF), Daytona Beach, FL, Minor damage. Ballooned on landing. Came down hard nose first and collapsed nose gear. Prop struck runway.

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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