# Incident 19811218084959I: Cessna 320F, Waco, TX, December 18, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1981, 12:45 local time
- Place: Waco, TX
- Airport: Madison Cooper
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5493° N, 97.1467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waco, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5493&lon=-97.1467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90HC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90HC-1999-12-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T310Q (registry code 2074244, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t310q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320F
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 20 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/19811218084959I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO GET SAFE GEAR DOWN. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. MAIN TUBE DRIVE ASSEMBLY, BENT AND CRACKED.

## Other reports on N90HC (1)

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

- [Accident 19850715031349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850715031349A), Jul 15, 1985: Cessna STC320 (N90HC), Rapid City, SD, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Bounced on landing and started go around with extreme nose high attitude. Stalled recovered but struck the ground.

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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