# Accident 20020925029919A: Cessna 320, Gatesville, TX, September 25, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2002, 19:30 local time
- Place: Gatesville, TX
- Airport: City-County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4211° N, 97.7969° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4211&lon=-97.7969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N382MR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N382MR-2014-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320 (registry code 2074502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSI0-470-B (registry code 17029, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsi0-470-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020925029919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2002, AT 1930 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 320 TWIN-ENGINE AIRCRAFT, N382MR, SERIAL NUMBER 320-0084, OWNED AND OPERATED BY ABELARDO RAMIREZ AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER OVER RUNNING THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 35 AT THE GATESVILLE CITY-COUNTY AIRPORT (05F) GATESVILLE, TEXAS. PURPOSE OF FLIGHT WAS A PART 91 FLIGHT, THE PILOT STATED TO THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE THAT IT WAS A FERRY FLIGHT TO HAVE THE AIRCRAFT REPAINTED. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THE LEFT ENGINE STARTED SURGING, HE THEN ELECTED TO LAND AIRCRAFT. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES AND WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT. THE PILOT STATED TO NTSB INVESTIGATOR THAT THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 1920 ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2002 AT THE GATESVILLE AIRPORT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW02LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA265), Sep 26, 2002: Cessna 320 (N382MR), Gatesville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power to the left engine for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the rough and uneven terrain.

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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