# NTSB SEA81IA007: Cessna 310G, N2905R, Walla Walla, WA, November 20, 1980

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1980
- Place: Walla Walla, WA · WALLA WALLA, WA
- Location: 46.0670° N, 118.3370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walla Walla, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0670&lon=-118.3370&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128458
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81IA007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81IA007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0020  80/11/20   WALLA WALLA,WA      CESSNA 310G         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1453                    N2905R              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 27, 4438 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            215 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALLA WALLA CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WALLA WALLA,WA              SPOKANE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- NOSE GR STRUT WENT FLAT DRG TKOF.BELLCRANK IDLER ARM ASSY FAILED DRG RETRACTION.LNDD NOSE GR UP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2905R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2905R), registered now, S/N 310G0105 (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: Minor damage
- Airport: Walla Walla City

## Other investigations on N2905R (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 SEA72FTI15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72FTI15), Mar 17, 1972: Cessna 310G (N2905R), Great Falls, MT, 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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