# Accident 19890722025379A: Cessna 320C, St Clair, MO, July 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1989, 18:30 local time
- Place: St Clair, MO
- Airport: St Clair Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3508° N, 90.9792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3508&lon=-90.9792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N314D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N314D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320C (registry code 2074510, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSI0-470-B (registry code 17029, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsi0-470-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO470D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,850 total, 820 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890722025379A

## Narrative

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

GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLL. DEFECTIVE SQUAT SWITCH ALLOWED GEAR TO RETRACT ON DEMAND. NO MECHANICAL CAUSES.

## 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 MKC89LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA167), Jul 22, 1989: Cessna 320 (N314D), St. Clair, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION/EXTENTION SYSTEM FAILED FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.

## Other reports on N314D (1)

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

- [Incident 19900922059399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900922059399I), Sep 22, 1990: Cessna 320C (N314D), Greenville, MS, Minor damage. Unable to get nose gear down and get safe light. 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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