# Incident 20250930014989I: Cessna 310R, Evansville, IN, September 30, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2025, 15:46 local time
- Place: Evansville, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9748° N, 87.5558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Evansville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9748&lon=-87.5558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98911, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98911) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,391 total, 111 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250930014989I

## Narrative

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

CESSNA 310R DEPARTED KDCY WITH A "ROBOTOW" TOWBAR ATTACHED TO THE NOSE GEAR. PILOT RAISED THE LANDING GEAR AND NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT "FLEW FUNNY".  WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED, THE AIRCRAFT STILL "FLEW FUNNY", NOW REQUIRING A SIGNIFICANT SLIP TO MAINTAIN DIRECTION.  PILOT NOTATED LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATIONS ON ALL THREE LANDING GEAR, HOWEVER, REQUESTED THE TOWER AT KEVV TO PERFORM A VISUAL TO ENSURE ALL THREE LANDING GEAR WERE DOWN.  HE THEN PROCEEDED TO LAND AT KEVV WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. HOWEVER, THE TOWBAR ATTACHMENT DURING FLIGHT RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TIRE AND DOORS, AND RIGHT ENGINE AND PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N98911 (3)

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

- [Incident 19901202058549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901202058549I), Dec 2, 1990: Cessna 310R (N98911), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Lightning strike at cruise. Experienced vertigo on approach. Regained control. Landed at spirit of st louis airport
- [Incident 19881124070419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881124070419I), Nov 24, 1988: Cessna 310R (N98911), Cahokia, IL, Minor damage. Pilot made a gear up landing. System checked normal after aircraft was hoisted clear of runway.
- [Incident 19850829065899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850829065899I), Aug 29, 1985: Cessna 310R (N98911), Burlington, VT. Difficulty controlling aircraft and complying with ATC instructions. Required special ATC handling.

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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