# NTSB MKC73FCJ31: Cessna 310G, N2909R, Omaha, NE, March 6, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1973
- Place: Omaha, NE · OMAHA, NE
- Location: 41.2586° N, 95.9378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Omaha, NE, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2586&lon=-95.9378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169916
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73FCJ31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCJ31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0388   73/3/6    OMAHA,NEBR          CESSNA 310G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1724                    N2909R              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 25, 2238 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            50 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EPPLEY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NORTH PLATTE,NEBR           COLUMBUS,OHIO                OMAHA,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- LDG GR PUSH-PULL RODS P/N 0840125-6 AND 0841130-2 BOWED.L GR WOULD NOT LOCK DWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2909R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2909R-2014-09-29), registration cancelled 2014-09-29, S/N 310G0109, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310G
- Registry model: [Cessna 310G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310g) (registry code 2074218) (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: Eppley Field

## 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 19730306004879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730306004879A), Mar 6, 1973: Cessna 310G, Omaha, NE, Substantial damage. Ldg gr push-pull rods p/n 0840125-6 and 0841130-2 bowed.l gr would not lock dwn.

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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