19951113043089I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 320D · San Diego, CA · November 13, 1995

Date: November 13, 1995 · 11:02 local
Place: San Diego, CA
Airport: Montgomery Field Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4106T
Reported as: Cessna 320D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,000 total500 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N4106TRegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2015 · Cessna 320DS/N 320D0006 · Built 1965 Airframe modelCessna 320D Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: on 11/13/95, Cessna aircraft, model 320, N4106T departed myf on a local pilot proficiency flight. Returning to myf on approach to runway 23, the pilot states that selecting gear-down, resulted in a loud pop and unsafe gear light indication. Myf ATCT personnel confirmed that the nose gear appeared trailed back 45 degrees. The aircraft landed nose gear up, resulting in minor damage to aircraft and no injuries to PIC or co-pilot. Examination revealed a failed nose gear retract/extend linkage. The causal factor of linkage failure is under investigation and will be reported on FAA form 8010-4, malfunction or defect report. This incident did not involve a pilot deviation or a NMAC.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 11/13/95, CESSNA AIRCRAFT, MODEL 320, N4106T DEPARTED MYF ON A LOCAL PILOT PROFICIENCY FLIGHT. RETURNING TO MYF ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 23, THE PILOT STATES THAT SELECTING GEAR-DOWN, RESULTED IN A LOUD POP AND UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT INDICATION. MYF ATCT PERSONNEL CONFIRMED THAT THE NOSE GEAR APPEARED TRAILED BACK 45 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED NOSE GEAR UP, RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO PIC OR CO-PILOT. EXAMINATION REVEALED A FAILED NOSE GEAR RETRACT/EXTEND LINKAGE. THE CAUSAL FACTOR OF LINKAGE FAILURE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION AND WILL BE REPORTED ON FAA FORM 8010-4, MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT. THIS INCIDENT DID NOT INVOLVE A PILOT DEVIATION OR A NMAC.

Other reports on N4106T · 2

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

Incident 20050516010039IClimb · Bakersfield, CA(-23) At approximately 1840 UTC (1140 PDT), N4106T, a Cessna CE-320, was climbing from 11,000 MSL to 13,000 MSL in compliance with an ATC IFR clearance, proceeding direct to lake Hughes (lhs) VORTAC. At 12,500 MSL crossing the shafter VORTAC (ehf) 160 radial,…May 16, 2005 Accident 19760415008879ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Granbury, TXApr 15, 1976 · Substantial damage