# Incident 20260227002409I: Cessna 310R, Palo Alto, CA, February 27, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2026, 17:13 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4611° N, 122.1150° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALO ALTO (PAO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4611&lon=-122.1150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N310AC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N310AC) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260227002409I

## Narrative

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

AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE PIC AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, THE LANDING WAS NORMAL TO INCLUDE THE MAINS TOUCHING DOWN AND TRANSITION TO THE NOSE WHEEL. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN (WITHIN 5 SECONDS OR SO), THE PIC NOTICED THE RIGHT WING DIPPING AND THEN FELT THE IMPACT WITH THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE TERRAIN (DIRT) ADJACENT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP AND THE REALIZATION THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR HAD COLLAPSED BECAME APPARENT. FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR IDENTIFIED A FEW FAILED PARTS: (1) BOLT NAS464P4-26 HOLDING THE BELLCRANK ONTO THE UPPER GEAR STRUCTURE SHEERED AT THE BOLT HEAD, AND (2) BELLCRANK P/N 0841110-2 MOUNTING HOLES BROKE FREE AND MISSING.

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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