# NTSB IAD75II033: Cessna 310Q, N7548Q, Knoxville, TN, November 30, 1974

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1974
- Place: Knoxville, TN · KNOXVILLE, TN
- Location: 35.9606° N, 83.9207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knoxville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9606&lon=-83.9207&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146432
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75II033
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75II033

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0039  74/11/30   KNOXVILLE,TENN      CESSNA 310Q         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 3825
        TIME - 1141                    N7548Q              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCGHEE TYSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KNOXVILLE,TENN              GRUNDY,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WHEEL WELL DOORS
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- DAMAGED NOSE GEAR DOOR RESTRICTED MOVEMENT OF THE NOSE GR.THE BELLCRANK AND RETRACT ROD END BROKE.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0037  74/11/30   KNOXVILLE,TENN      CESSNA 310Q         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 3825
        TIME - 1141                    N7548Q              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCGHEE TYSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KNOXVILLE,TENN              GRUNDY,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WHEEL WELL DOORS
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- DAMAGED NOSE GEAR DOOR RESTRICTED MOVEMENT OF THE NOSE GR.THE BELLCRANK AND RETRACT ROD END BROKE.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N7548Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7548Q-2017-07-13), registration cancelled 2017-07-13, S/N 310Q0048, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Registry model: [Cessna 310Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (registry code 2074242) (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: Mcghee Tyson

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N7548Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7548Q-2017-07-13), registration cancelled 2017-07-13, S/N 310Q0048, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Registry model: [Cessna 310Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (registry code 2074242) (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: Mcghee Tyson

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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