# Incident 20151222019749I: Cessna 310K, Helena, MT, December 22, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2015, 15:35 local time
- Place: Helena, MT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5955° N, 112.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Helena, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5955&lon=-112.0187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3823X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3823X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310K (registry code 2074228, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151222019749I

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 22, 2015, AT 1535 MST. THE PILOT OF A CESSNA 310 HEARD A LOAD BANG WHILE RETRACTING THE LANDING GEAR AFTER TAKE OFF. HE ATTEMPTED TO EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTENED. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT HELENA REGINAL AIRPORT. VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONDS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT RECEVIED MINOR 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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