# Incident 19870916063829I: Cessna 320F, Temecula, CA, September 16, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1987, 12:20 local time
- Place: Temecula, CA
- Airport: Rancho California
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5023° N, 117.1608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Rancho California Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5023&lon=-117.1608&mi=10
- 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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870916063829I

## Narrative

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

NOISE HEARD FROM THE NOSE WITH GEAR RETRACTION. RETURNED, LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED.

## Other reports on N21MT (1)

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

- [Incident 19810805070079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810805070079I), Aug 5, 1981: Cessna 320F (N21MT), Rancho, CA, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend landing gear landed gear up.

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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