# NTSB MIA72FLD71: Cessna 310F, N5800X, Orlando, FL, June 2, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1972
- Place: Orlando, FL · ORLANDO, FL
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166997
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72FLD71
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FLD71

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1948   72/6/2    ORLANDO,FLA         CESSNA 310F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 837
        TIME - 1650                    N5800X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 267 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  HERNDON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TITUSVILLE,FLA              HERNDON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- NOSE GR WAS DMGD DURG RETRACT,WOULD NOT LOCK DWN FOR LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5800X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Herndon

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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