# Accident 19910110000319A: Cessna 320E, Elkhart, IN, January 10, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1991, 17:16 local time
- Place: Elkhart, IN
- Airport: Elkhart Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7194° N, 86.0032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELKHART MUNI (EKM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7194&lon=-86.0032&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4695X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4695X-1992-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320E (registry code 2074514, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320E
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 293 total, 146 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910110000319A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE EXTEND NOSE GEAR. FUEL SELECTORS AFFECTED. LANDED NOSE GEAR UP.CENTERING CAM HAD BROKEN.SELECTOR CABLES BENT

## 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 CHI91LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA064), Jan 10, 1991: Cessna 320E (N4695X), Elkhart, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A FRACTURED LANDING GEAR RETRACTION ASSEMBLY COMPONENT AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURE.

## Other reports on N4695X (1)

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

- [Incident 19860220009009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860220009009I), Feb 20, 1986: Cessna 320E (N4695X), Fayetteville, AR. Executed wrong approach and deviated from missed approach procedure. Competency in question.

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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