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FAA incident report · Cessna 320E · Hayward, CA · October 28, 1995

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Date
October 28, 1995 · 13:34 local
Place
Hayward, CA
Airport
Hayward Air Terminal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N900CB
Reported as
Cessna 320E
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,735 total650 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N900CBRegistered now · Cessna 421CS/N 421C0837Airframe modelCessna 421CEngine modelContinental GTSIO-520 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: history of flight: on 10-28-95 at approximately 1334 local, Cessna 320E, N900CB, flown by john m. kidder for the purpose of pleasure, made a landing on rwy 28L at Hayward Air Terminal during which all three landing gear collapsed. The occupants sustained no injuries, no property was damaged, and damage to the aircraft was minor as defined by order 8020.11A, ch 1. The pilot holds a commercial certificate and the flight originated at san jose airport on 10-28-95 at approximately 0950. Investigation results: the pilot stated that when he attempted to lower the gear for a landing at san carlos airport, he did not get a green indication light and that the nose wheel did not appear to be down fully when viewed in the mirror. He said that he diverted to hwd for it's longer runway. Hwd ATCT confirmed that they were contacted and advised by the pilot of this aircraft that the gear would not fully extend and that the pilot tried numerous times to extend the gear while flying over for visual by tower. The advice of a mechanic was also solicited and given to the aircraft frequency with no effect. After burning off most of the fuel, the aircraft landed on rwy 28L. Maintenance records indicate aircraft to be within annual (4/95), with no unaccomplished gear ADS. Negative pilot deviation. Aircraft still awaiting disposition by insurance company. Unable to determine possible cause of gear problem due to static situation of aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: HISTORY OF FLIGHT: ON 10-28-95 AT APPROXIMATELY 1334 LOCAL, CESSNA 320E, N900CB, FLOWN BY JOHN M. KIDDER FOR THE PURPOSE OF PLEASURE, MADE A LANDING ON RWY 28L AT HAYWARD AIR TERMINAL DURING WHICH ALL THREE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED NO INJURIES, NO PROPERTY WAS DAMAGED, AND DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR AS DEFINED BY ORDER 8020.11A, CH 1. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE AND THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SAN JOSE AIRPORT ON 10-28-95 AT APPROXIMATELY 0950. INVESTIGATION RESULTS: THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE GEAR FOR A LANDING AT SAN CARLOS AIRPORT, HE DID NOT GET A GREEN INDICATION LIGHT AND THAT THE NOSE WHEEL DID NOT APPEAR TO BE DOWN FULLY WHEN VIEWED IN THE MIRROR. HE SAID THAT HE DIVERTED TO HWD FOR IT'S LONGER RUNWAY. HWD ATCT CONFIRMED THAT THEY WERE CONTACTED AND ADVISED BY THE PILOT OF THIS AIRCRAFT THAT THE GEAR WOULD NOT FULLY EXTEND AND THAT THE PILOT TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES TO EXTEND THE GEAR WHILE FLYING OVER FOR VISUAL BY TOWER. THE ADVICE OF A MECHANIC WAS ALSO SOLICITED AND GIVEN TO THE AIRCRAFT FREQUENCY WITH NO EFFECT. AFTER BURNING OFF MOST OF THE FUEL, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RWY 28L. MAINTENANCE RECORDS INDICATE AIRCRAFT TO BE WITHIN ANNUAL (4/95), WITH NO UNACCOMPLISHED GEAR ADS. NEGATIVE PILOT DEVIATION. AIRCRAFT STILL AWAITING DISPOSITION BY INSURANCE COMPANY. UNABLE TO DETERMINE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF GEAR PROBLEM DUE TO STATIC SITUATION OF AIRCRAFT.