# NTSB CHI72DEE55: Cessna 310L, N3331X, Moline, IL, January 15, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1972
- Place: Moline, IL · MOLINE, IL
- Location: 41.4823° N, 90.4934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moline, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4823&lon=-90.4934&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165299
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72DEE55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEE55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0260  72/1/15    MOLINE,ILL          CESSNA 310L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1022                    N3331X              PX-  0  0  5  BUSINESS                  AGE 42, 10410 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 1510 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - QUAD CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SIOUX FALLS,S DAK           DAVENPORT,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- LDG GR DOWN LIMIT SWITCH ALLOWED GR MOTOR TO CONT PAST LOCKED POS.LND WITH MAIN GR PARTLY EXTENDED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3331X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310L
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Quad City

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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