# Incident 19970704027309I: Cessna 320E, Napa, CA, July 4, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1997, 16:18 local time
- Place: Napa, CA
- Airport: Napa County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2132° N, 122.2807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NAPA COUNTY (APC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2132&lon=-122.2807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3468Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3468Q-2015-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320E (registry code 2074514, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320E
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,025 total, 30 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970704027309I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JULY 4, 1997, 1618 LOCAL, CESSNA 320 N3468Q HAD IT'S NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE ON LANDING AT NAPA COUNTY AIRPORT, CA. THE PILOT HAD BEEN TRYING TO LOCK THE GEAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES PRIOR TO LANDING WITH NO SUCCESS. (ALTHOUGH THE PILOT HAS OWNED THIS AIRCRAFT FOR ONLY A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME, HE HAD PREVIOUSLY OWNED A CESSNA 310 AND HAD OVER 400 HOURS IN THAT SIMILAR AIRCRAFT, AND WAS KNOWLEDGEABLE OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM). MINOR DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO OCCUPANTS REPORTED ANY INJURIES. THIS AIRCRAFT HAD TWO PREVIOUS NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILURES WITH PREVIOUS OWNER/OPERATORS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NO FURTHER ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AT THIS TIME.

## Other reports on N3468Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19910520021489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910520021489I), May 20, 1991: Cessna 320E (N3468Q), Kirksville, MO, Minor damage. Unable to lock nose gear down. Returned to departure point. Gear collapsed. Tube assembly main drive broke.
- [Incident 19870612037629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870612037629I), Jun 12, 1987: Cessna 320E (N3468Q), Kirksville, MO, Minor damage. The nose wheel failed to extend. The aircraft landed on the main gear. Wheel jammed in disconnected gear doors.

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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