# Accident 20190821013849A: Cessna 310L, Tampa, FL, August 21, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2019, 12:46 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Tampa International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9789° N, 82.5283° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9789&lon=-82.5283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2299F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2299F-2023-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310L (registry code 2074230, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310L
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,030 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190821013849A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 21, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 1246 LOCAL TIME N2299F LANDED GEAR UP AT TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 19L. THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT X05 PILOT COUNTRY AIRPORT. BUT WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS DOWN ONLY 2 GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED NOSE AND LEFT MAIN. UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SLOW DOWN RIGHT MAIN GEAR STARTED TO COLLAPSE AFTER ANOTHER ATTEMPT WITH SAME RESULTS AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. A LOW PASS AND FLY-BY WAS CONDUCTED TO VERIFY GEAR WAS DOWN. THE TOWER REPORTED THAT GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN SO THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 19R BUT HAD THE SAME RESULTS AS THE PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS. PILOT DECIDED TO LAND GEAR UP AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 19L. AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP WHICH CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA19LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA255), Aug 21, 2019: Cessna 310 (N2299F), Tampa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the right main landing gear to fully extend and lock for reasons that could not be determined.

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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