# Incident 20180517005489I: Cessna 310, Grand Ledge, MI, May 17, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2018, 11:00 local time
- Place: Grand Ledge, MI
- Airport: Abrams Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7749° N, 84.7331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ABRAMS MUNI (4D0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7749&lon=-84.7331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4846B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4846B-2019-12-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310 (registry code 2074202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,820 total, 300 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180517005489I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 17, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 310, REGISTERED AS N4846B, COLLIDED WITH THE RUNWAY DURING A GEAR-UP LANDING AT THE ABRAMS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (4D0) IN GRAND LEDGE, MICHIGAN.    A CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) WAS GIVING A FLIGHT REVIEW TO THE PILOT/^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.   THE PILOT STATED HE FORGOT TO MOVE THE GEAR HANDLE INTO THE DOWN POSITION BEFORE LANDING. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AFTER ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 9.  PROPELLER STRIKES START AT APPROXIMATELY MIDFIELD, ABOUT 384 FEET FROM WHERE THE AIRPLANE RESTED.  THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, A DUAL PROPELLER STRIKE AND ABRASIONS TO THE BELLY AND FLAP SKINS.  NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## Other reports on N4846B (4)

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

- [Incident 19990715022529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990715022529I), Jul 15, 1999: Cessna 310 (N4846B), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. (-5)Practing touch and go landings on 23R and yip. Selected gear down - no green - lifted floor board and checked gear box - cranked gear down - no green -…
- [Incident 19990509022519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990509022519I), May 9, 1999: Cessna 310 (N4846B), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. (-5)Upon landing at Willow Run Airport pilot lowered landing gear. Heard sound of gear locking got green light. Touch down normal, notice left wing was going…
- [Incident 19940706030919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940706030919I), Jul 6, 1994: Cessna 310 (N4846B), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Lost electical power. Left main not full down. Curled left prop tips. Wing tank scraped, went around. Used manual.
- [Incident 19820502022699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820502022699I), May 2, 1982: Cessna 310 (N4846B), Troy, MI, Substantial damage. Ran engines after being idle for 6 months. Shut down due to odor. Had fuel leak and battery fire. Explosion.

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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