# Incident 20020305005139I: Cessna 320E, Wimauma, FL, March 5, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2002, 10:30 local time
- Place: Wimauma, FL
- Airport: Wimauma Air Park Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7120° N, 82.2829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WIMAUMA AIR PARK (FD77), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7120&lon=-82.2829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N227DG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N227DG-2008-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320E (registry code 2074514, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,901 total, 351 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020305005139I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TPF @ 0900 EST WITH THE PIC AND ONE PASSENGER ENROUTE TO LEE. ARRIVED @ LEE @ 09:30 EST AND PIC NOTED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO GET A GREEN LIGHT FOR THE NOSE L.G. WITH EITHER NORMAL OR MANUAL EXTENSION. HE WAS ADVISED ON A FLY-BY @ LEE THAT THE NOSE L.G. DID NOT APPEAR TO BE FULLY DOWN. HE THEN ELECTED TO DIVERT TO WIMAUMA AIRPARK DUE TO THEY HAD A TURF STRIP AND MAINTENANCE WAS AVAILABLE. THEY ARRIVED AT WIMAUMA AIRPARK AND DID TWO FLY-BYS TO CONDFIRM THAT THE NOSE L.G. WAS STILL NOT FULLY DOWN AS OBSERVED BY I.A. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AT 10:30 EST, THEY LANDED WITH THE NOSE L.G. COLLAPSING - BOTH ENGINES WERE SHUT-DOWN RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE. BOTH PROPELLER TIPS, THE RADOME AND ANTENNAS WERE DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY I.A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FOUND THAT THEN NOSE L.G ACTUATING TUBE ASS'Y. P/N 0842120-1 HAD FAILED - HE IS SUBMITTING AN M OR D DOCUMENTING THIS FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT'S LAST ANNUAL WAS 07/10/2001. REFER TO PTRS ID 2002B1828.

## Other reports on N227DG (3)

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

- [Accident 20060716017009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060716017009A), Jul 16, 2006: Cessna 320E (N227DG), Wimauma, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On July 16, 2006 at 1318 EDT a Cessna 320, N227DG registered to one two victor, inc. tampa Florida, collided with the ground upon take off at Wimauma…
- [Incident 19960615021429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960615021429I), Jun 15, 1996: Cessna 320E (N227DG), Tampa, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: on June 15, 1996 at 1710 EDT, Cessna 320, N227DG, owned by one two victor, inc. and piloted by arthur r. brooker, landed with the landing gear…
- [Incident 19920212006539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920212006539I), Feb 12, 1992: Cessna 320E (N227DG), Winter Haven, FL, Minor damage. Loud noise on gear retraction. Unable to extend mose gear. Landed gear up.

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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