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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 320 · Wilmington, DE · January 17, 1982

Date: January 17, 1982 · 20:00 local
Place: Wilmington, DE
Airport: Greater Wilmingto
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3442Q
Reported as: Cessna 320
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,800 total2,100 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N3442QRegistration cancelled Apr 2, 2013 · Cessna 320ES/N 320E0042 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna 320E Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Loud bang on takeoff. Suspected nose gear defect. Landed nose gear partly extended. Defect in retract linkage.

As the FAA filed it

LOUD BANG ON TAKEOFF. SUSPECTED NOSE GEAR DEFECT. LANDED NOSE GEAR PARTLY EXTENDED. DEFECT IN RETRACT LINKAGE.

Other reports on N3442Q · 2

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

Incident 19820923063069IFinal Approach · Wilmington, DENose gear failed to extend. Landed with nose gear partly extended. Four prior nose gear incidents, different causesSep 23, 1982 · Reported as Cessna 320C · Minor damage Incident 19820517057159IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Wilmington, DENose gear jammed on extending gear for landing. Damaged gear doors landing. Loose control rod jam nut.May 17, 1982 · Minor damage