# Incident 19820903055289I: Cessna 320E, Palm Springs, CA, September 3, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1982, 17:55 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Airport: Palm Springs
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8297° N, 116.5067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALM SPRINGS INTL (PSP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8297&lon=-116.5067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3410Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3410Q-2014-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320E (registry code 2074514, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 130 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820903055289I

## Narrative

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

NO GREEN LIGHT ON NOSE GEAR. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. BENT ACTUATOR ROD. RECENT MAINTENANCE ON NOSE GEAR.

## Other reports on N3410Q (3)

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

- [Incident 20140323002679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140323002679I), Mar 23, 2014: Cessna 320E (N3410Q), Tampa, FL, Minor damage. After takeoff from kmgm the gear retraction was initiated. I heard a loud Bang. I verified with the tower and my nose gear mirror that the gear Wasn't fully…
- [Incident 19841013059669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841013059669I), Oct 13, 1984: Cessna 320F (N3410Q), San Antonio, TX, Minor damage. Unable to obtain safe nose gear. It collapsed on landing. Linkage rod was bent. #84012513.
- [Incident 19820219012239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820219012239I), Feb 19, 1982: Cessna 320E (N3410Q), Monterey, CA, Minor damage. Unable to lower and lock gear due to failing power and poorly maintained landing gear system. Gear collapsed.

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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