# Accident 19830908056879A: Cessna 320B, Mandan, ND, September 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1983, 12:18 local time
- Place: Mandan, ND
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8191° N, 100.8804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8191&lon=-100.8804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N320RD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N320RD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320B (registry code 2074508, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSI0-470-B (registry code 17029, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsi0-470-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320B
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO470C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 290 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830908056879A

## Narrative

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

TORQUE TUBE WAS BUCKLED CAUSING NOSE WHEEL TO STICK IN UP POSITION. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND WITH ALL GEARS RETRACTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 DEN83LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA219), Sep 8, 1983: Cessna 320B (N320RD), Mandan, ND, substantial damage

## Other reports on N320RD (2)

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

- [Incident 19880521030019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880521030019I), May 21, 1988: Cessna 320B (N320RD), Gunnison, CO, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed on landing rollout. Landing gear possibly out of rig. Minor damage to aircraft.
- [Accident 19840905049679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840905049679A), Sep 5, 1984: Cessna 320B (N320RD), Clear Lake, MN, Substantial damage. Loose glove box restricted rear movement of control wheel. Hit tree after liftoff. Subsequently made hard landing.

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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