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FAA incident report · Cessna 320F · Amarillo, TX · October 30, 1997

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Date
October 30, 1997 · 21:00 local
Place
Amarillo, TX
Airport
Amarillo International Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6152Q
Reported as
Cessna 320F
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,356 total600 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days
N6152QRegistration cancelled Jul 12, 2018 · Cessna 320FS/N 320F-0002 · Built 1967Airframe modelCessna 320FEngine 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: the aircraft nose landing gear failed to extend for landing. Aircraft landed on mains and the nose. The bottom of the nose was damaged along with damage to the propeller. The nose gear retract rod failed. Rod damage appears to have occurred prior to this flight.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND FOR LANDING. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON MAINS AND THE NOSE. THE BOTTOM OF THE NOSE WAS DAMAGED ALONG WITH DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. THE NOSE GEAR RETRACT ROD FAILED. ROD DAMAGE APPEARS TO HAVE OCCURRED PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT.

Other reports on N6152Q · 3

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

Incident 19901102055179ILevel Off Touchdown · Fresno, CAUnable to extend nose gear. Landed nose gear up. Damaged propeller and nose.Nov 2, 1990 · Minor damageIncident 19881108058619ILevel Off Touchdown · Fresno, CAUnable to lower the nose gear. Landed with nose gear up. Minor damage. Found the nose gear actuator bar broken.Nov 8, 1988 · Minor damageAccident 19780727025299ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Mammoth Lakes, CARt gear torque tube pivot arm attach rivets sheared.Jul 27, 1978 · Reported as Cessna 320D · Substantial damage