# NTSB CHI77FEP09: Cessna 310, N188GS, Janesville, WI, December 2, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 2, 1976
- Place: Janesville, WI · JANESVILLE, WI
- Location: 42.6828° N, 89.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Janesville, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6828&lon=-89.0187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156587
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEP09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEP09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3881   76/12/2   JANESVILLE,WI       CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1425                    N188GS              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 69, 25000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCK COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JANESVILLE,WI               JANESVILLE,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR ROD FAILED - PART #0813300-39.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N188GS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rock County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19761202039559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761202039559A), Dec 2, 1976: Cessna 310, Janesville, WI, Substantial damage. Nose gear actuator rod failed - part #0813300-39.

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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