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FAA incident report · Cessna 320E · West Palm Beach, FL · May 1, 1996

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Date
May 1, 1996 · 23:00 local
Place
West Palm Beach, FL
Airport
Palm Beach International
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3426Q
Reported as
Cessna 320E
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,091 total40 in this make and model106 in the last 90 days
N3426QRegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2018 · Cessna 320ES/N 320E0026 · Built 1966Airframe modelCessna 320EEngine modelContinental GTSIO-520-CReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: aircraft landed pbi, left main gear scissor torque links disconnected, gear twisted. Aircraft stopped at 13/31 and 9/27 left intersection no injuries no prop strike. Authorized removal from runway aircraft tower to international aviation. Inspection revealed that the lower l/h torque link, lower shaft had failed, the shaft worked itself out and torque link disconnected from landing gear. Further inspection of the shaft on the right gear revealed same condition. A malfunction or defect report was initiated.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT LANDED PBI, LEFT MAIN GEAR SCISSOR TORQUE LINKS DISCONNECTED, GEAR TWISTED. AIRCRAFT STOPPED AT 13/31 AND 9/27 LEFT INTERSECTION NO INJURIES NO PROP STRIKE. AUTHORIZED REMOVAL FROM RUNWAY AIRCRAFT TOWER TO INTERNATIONAL AVIATION. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE LOWER L/H TORQUE LINK, LOWER SHAFT HAD FAILED, THE SHAFT WORKED ITSELF OUT AND TORQUE LINK DISCONNECTED FROM LANDING GEAR. FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE SHAFT ON THE RIGHT GEAR REVEALED SAME CONDITION. A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT WAS INITIATED.