# Incident 20230417003099I: Cessna 310L, Roswell, NM, April 17, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2023, 13:00 local time
- Place: Roswell, NM
- Airport: Roswell Air Center
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2999° N, 104.5294° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROSWELL AIR CENTER (ROW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2999&lon=-104.5294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5YF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5YF) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 12,300 total, 800 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230417003099I

## Narrative

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

ON 17 APRIL 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 1300, A CESSNA 310L AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N5YF, REGISTERED TO 5YF LLC, PERFORMED A GEAR UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 AT THE ROSWELL AIR CENTER (ROW) IN ROSWELL NM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ROW ON APRIL 17, 2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 1215.

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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