# NTSB IAD71FHD11: Cessna 310A, N2199C, Middletown, DE, July 22, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1970
- Place: Middletown, DE · MIDDLETOWN, DE
- Location: 39.4417° N, 75.7174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4417&lon=-75.7174&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113511
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71FHD11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71FHD11

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2000  70/7/22    MIDDLETOWN,DEL      CESSNA 310A         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1845                    N2199C              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      AGE 32, 2600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            290 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUMMIT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDDLETOWN,DEL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           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 - JAMMED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
                                  UNUSUAL NOISE
        REMARKS- GR WOULDNT FULLY EXTEND DUE FAILURE OF UPLOCK TORQUE TUBE PIVOT BOLT,PN 0813300-46.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2199C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2199C), registered now, S/N 38081A, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310A
- Registry model: [Cessna 310A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310a) (registry code 2074204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Summit

## Other investigations on N2199C (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC69F0132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0132), Aug 30, 1968: Cessna 310 (N2199C), Pittstown, NJ, substantial damage

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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