# NTSB FTW75DQG06: Cessna 310Q, N7605Q, Amarillo, TX, July 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1974
- Place: Amarillo, TX · AMARILLO, TX
- Location: 35.2220° N, 101.8313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amarillo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2220&lon=-101.8313&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128178
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DQG06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DQG06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1795   74/7/3    AMARILLO,TEX        CESSNA 310Q         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 3728
        TIME - 1045                    N7605Q              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 461 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AMARILLO MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX           AMARILLO,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        REMARKS- GEAR EXTENDED IN TRAFFIC PATTERN.THEN PILOT INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN ON RWY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7605Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7605Q-2014-11-18), registration cancelled 2014-11-18, S/N 310Q0105, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Registry model: [Cessna T310Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t310q) (registry code 2074244) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Amarillo 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).

- [Accident 19740703019209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740703019209A), Jul 3, 1974: Cessna T310Q, Amarillo, TX, Substantial damage. Gear extended in traffic pattern. Then pilot inadvertently retracted gear prior to touchdown on 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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