# NTSB DEN74FQA26: Cessna 310P, N5842M, Albuquerque, NM, November 12, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 12, 1973
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 12, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187894
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74FQA26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FQA26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3837  73/11/12   ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX   CESSNA 310P         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 4050
        TIME - 1600                    N5842M              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBUQUERQUE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX           DEMING,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR EXTEND-RETRACT MECHANISM FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF PLT ELECTED TO LAND GEAR UP ON FOAMED RWY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5842M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5842M-2015-05-15), registration cancelled 2015-05-15, S/N 310P0142, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310P
- Registry model: [Cessna 310P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310p) (registry code 2074238) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Albuquerque Intl

## 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 19731112036189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731112036189A), Nov 12, 1973: Cessna 310P, Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Nose gear extend-retract mechanism failed after takeoff plt elected to land gear up on foamed rwy

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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