# Accident 19880807030659A: Cessna 320E, Springfield, IL, August 7, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1988, 23:00 local time
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Airport: Capital
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8446° N, 89.6776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8446&lon=-89.6776&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N222L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320E (registry code 2074514, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320E
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,088 total, 376 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880807030659A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON THE LANDING ROLL. TORQUE TUBE SUPPORT FAILED. NOSE GEAR OUT OF RIG AND IMPROPER REPAIRS.

## 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 CHI88LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA196), Aug 8, 1988: Cessna 320E (N222L), Springfield, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N222L (2)

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

- [Accident 20210828014099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210828014099A), Aug 28, 2021: Cessna 320E (N222L), Windthorst, TX, Substantial damage. The pilot stated he picked up the aircraft from a private strip near paris, Texas on Saturday 8/28/2021. He flew to sherman, TX (XS30) and purchased fuel…
- [Incident 20120917027979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120917027979I), Sep 17, 2012: Cessna 320E (N222L), Grain Valley, MO, Minor damage. During airport surveillance on November 16, 2012, an FAA inspector noticed a parked Cessna 320 with damage to the propellers and undercarriage. Information…

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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