# Incident 20250320002419I: Cessna 310J, Cedar Rapids, IA, March 20, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2025, 13:00 local time
- Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
- Airport: Eastern Iowa Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8847° N, 91.7108° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at THE EASTERN IOWA (CID), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8847&lon=-91.7108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N310BD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N310BD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310J (registry code 2074226, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250320002419I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED POPPING SOUND UPON GEAR RETRACTION AFTER TAKEOFF. DURING TOUCHDOWN AND ROLLOUT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. DAMAGE TO PROPELLER TIPS AND NOSE GEAR DOORS.

## Other reports on N310BD (1)

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

- [Accident 19940705017529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940705017529A), Jul 5, 1994: Cessna 310J (N310BD), Elko, NV, Substantial damage. Veered off runway after right main gear collapsed. Right bellcrank bolt had sheared. Bolt joins side brace link.

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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