# Incident 19960518015189I: Cessna 320B, Easton, MD, May 18, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1996, 16:30 local time
- Place: Easton, MD
- Airport: Easton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7763° N, 76.0705° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Easton, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7763&lon=-76.0705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47WS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47WS-2002-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320B (registry code 2074508, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSI0-470-B (registry code 17029, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsi0-470-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,575 total, 100 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960518015189I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: MR. KLAKRING IS PART OWNER OF AIRCRAFT. HE WAS DEMONSTRATING AIRCRAFT TO POTENTIAL NEW PARTNER. THEY DEPARTED ON A LOCAL VFR FLIGHT FROM THE EASTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MD (ESN) AND RETURNED TO THE PATTERN FOR SEVERAL TOUCH-AND-GO'S. ON THE THIRD APPROACH HE THOUGHT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN BUT MAY HAVE BEEN PARTIALLY DOWN IN THE MIDWAY OR DETENT POSITION. HE THOUGHT HE SAW THREE GREEN GEAR DOWN LIGHTS BUT CAN NOT BE SURE. MECHANICS ON THE FIELD COULD NOT FIND ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION AND ON TEST THE SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY. THERE WAS SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE (SKIN) AND DAMAGE TO BOTH PROPELLERS... NO INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N47WS (2)

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

- [Incident 19890603034629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890603034629I), Jun 3, 1989: Cessna 320B (N47WS), San Antonio, TX. Right engine lost power then quit on approach. Landed safely. Able to restart engine. Suspect vapor lock.
- [Incident 19861114086889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861114086889I), Nov 14, 1986: Cessna 320B (N47WS), Gainesville, FL, Minor damage. Main gear collapsed during takeoff roll. Aircraft veered off runway. Landing gear rigging out of adjustment.

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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