# NTSB FTW79DRG12: Cessna 310B, N6819T, Austin, TX, January 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1979
- Place: Austin, TX · AUSTIN, TX
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137778
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DRG12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRG12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0124  79/1/23    AUSTIN,TX           CESSNA 310B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 1784
        TIME - 1909                    N6819T              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 682 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUELLER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TX                   GEORGETOWN,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6819T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6819T-2013-07-08), registration cancelled 2013-07-08, S/N 39119, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310B
- Registry model: [Cessna 310D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310d) (registry code 2074212) (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: Mueller

## 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 19790123001409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790123001409A), Jan 23, 1979: Cessna 310B, Austin, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot heard noise when he retracted ldg gear. Landed,had gear inspected. Looked ok. Taxied out,gear collapsed.

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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