# NTSB NYC73FGM18: Cessna 310N, N5081Q, West Mifflin, PA, February 18, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1973
- Place: West Mifflin, PA · WEST MIFFLIN, PA
- Location: 40.3574° N, 79.9056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Mifflin, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3574&lon=-79.9056&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 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169478
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FGM18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FGM18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0191  73/2/18    WEST MIFFLIN,PA     CESSNA 310N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1379
        TIME - 1420                    N5081Q              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEGHENY CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BECKLEY,W VA                WEST MIFFLIN,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GR MAIN DRIVE ASSEMBLY P/N 0842120-1 FOUND BENT AND CRACKED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5081Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5081Q), registered now, S/N 310N-0181, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310N
- Registry model: [Cessna 310N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n) (registry code 2074234) (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: Allegheny Co

## 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 19730218003519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730218003519A), Feb 18, 1973: Cessna 310N, West Mifflin, PA, Substantial damage. Nose gr main drive assembly p/n 0842120-1 found bent and cracked.

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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