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FAA incident report · Cessna 320 · Anderson, SC · June 17, 2002

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Date
June 17, 2002 · 15:19 local
Place
Anderson, SC
Airport
Anderson County Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N33UP
Reported as
Cessna 320
N33UPRegistered now · Cessna 320S/N 320-0078 · Built 1961Airframe modelCessna 320Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) Nose gear would not extend on landing. Pop was heard under floor of cockpit when gear was retracted. Nose gear collapsed on landing. No injury or fire. Minor damage to nose radar dome, nose gear doors both propellers sustained major damage. Inspection of nose wheel well, nose gear linkage and structure revealed no damage or failures. Removed cabin floor and inspection of landing gear linkage revealed the nose gear retraction tube assy. Rod end (p/n 0842120-1) failed at the forward attach point to the idler bellcrank (p/n 0842102-2). No other damage discovered.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND ON LANDING. POP WAS HEARD UNDER FLOOR OF COCKPIT WHEN GEAR WAS RETRACTED. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. NO INJURY OR FIRE. MINOR DAMAGE TO NOSE RADAR DOME, NOSE GEAR DOORS BOTH PROPELLERS SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE. INSPECTION OF NOSE WHEEL WELL, NOSE GEAR LINKAGE AND STRUCTURE REVEALED NO DAMAGE OR FAILURES. REMOVED CABIN FLOOR AND INSPECTION OF LANDING GEAR LINKAGE REVEALED THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTION TUBE ASSY. ROD END (P/N 0842120-1) FAILED AT THE FORWARD ATTACH POINT TO THE IDLER BELLCRANK (P/N 0842102-2). NO OTHER DAMAGE DISCOVERED.