# NTSB CHI80FA056: Cessna 310R, N87497, Galesburg, IL, July 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1980
- Place: Galesburg, IL · GALESBURG, IL
- Location: 40.9502° N, 90.3766° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galesburg, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9502&lon=-90.3766&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129904
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FA056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FA056

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1586  80/7/15    GALESBURG,IL        CESSNA 310R         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1219                    N87497              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      57, 10000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            250 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GALESBURG MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GALESBURG,IL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N87497 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Galesburg Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

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

- [Incident 19800715027549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800715027549I), Jul 15, 1980: Cessna 310R, Galesburg, IL, Substantial damage. Gear retracted during touch and go operation. No mechanical malfunctions found

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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