# Incident 20220806014209I: Cessna 310K, Midland, TX, August 6, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2022, 10:41 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Midland International Air & Sp
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25EW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25EW) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 740 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220806014209I

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 6, 2022, AT 1041 CDT, A CESSNA 310K, BEARING THE REGISTRATION ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT FROM MIDLAND AIRPARK(MDD) TO MIDLAND AIRPARK(MDD). ENROUTE THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A GEAR UNSAFE WARNING LIGHT AND DIVERTED TO MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT(MAF). THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY ON RWY 16R. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED MINOR DAMAGE. THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT AND PAX WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED MIDLAND AIRPARK(MDD) ON 08/06/2022 AT 0808 CDT.

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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