# Incident 20201007012229I: Cessna T310Q, Fort Smith, AR, October 7, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2020, 16:16 local time
- Place: Fort Smith, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3859° N, 94.3985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Smith, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3859&lon=-94.3985&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28409, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28409) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T310Q (registry code 2074244, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t310q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T310Q
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201007012229I

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 7, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 16:15 CDT, N28409 A CESSNA T310Q, REGISTRATION PENDING TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, OPERATED BY AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT ACTING AS A DESIGNATED PILOT EXAMINER, DURING A MULTI ENGINE CHECK RIDE EXPERIENCED A LANDING GEAR RETRACTED LANDING.  DURING CONFIGURATION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOR SLOW FLIGHT AN UNUSUAL YAW WAS EXPERIENCED, SUBSEQUENT NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE LEFT MAIN GEAR UPON EXTENSION WITH AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION.  THE CHECK RIDE WAS SUSPENDED, ATTEMPTS TO RESOLVE THE INDICATION PROBLEM WERE UNSUCCESSFUL, AND AN EMERGENCY EXTENSION WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT RESOLVING THE UNSAFE INDICATION.  THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT WITH LANDING GEAR RETRACTED.  A SUCCESSFUL LANDING WITH LANDING GEAR RETRACTED WAS ACCOMPLISHED.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.

## Other reports on N28409 (1)

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

- [Incident 19920101004409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920101004409I), Jan 1, 1992: Cessna T310Q (N28409), San Angelo, TX, Minor damage. Noise when nose gear retracted on takeoff. Unable to extend it. Landed on mains with nose gear up.

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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