# NTSB FTW81IA052: Cessna 310, N548H, Mcallen, TX, March 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1981
- Place: Mcallen, TX · MCALLEN, TX
- Location: 26.2034° N, 98.2300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McAllen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2034&lon=-98.2300&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126601
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81IA052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81IA052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0027  81/3/23    MCALLEN,TX          CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 60,
        TIME - 1215                    N548H               PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, 2000
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLER INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROBSTOWN,TX                 MCALLEN,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- RIVETS ON R-MAIN ATTACH SUPPORT FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N548H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Miller Intl

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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