# Incident 19810805070079I: Cessna 320F, Rancho, CA, August 5, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1981, 16:30 local time
- Place: Rancho, CA
- Airport: Rancho
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N21MT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21MT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320F (registry code 2074516, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320F
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810805070079I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N21MT (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870916063829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870916063829I), Sep 16, 1987: Cessna 320F (N21MT), Temecula, CA, Minor damage. Noise heard from the nose with gear retraction. Returned, landed with nose gear partially extended.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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