# Incident 20120917027979I: Cessna 320E, Grain Valley, MO, September 17, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2012, 16:00 local time
- Place: Grain Valley, MO
- Airport: East Kansas City Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0146° N, 94.2149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EAST KANSAS CITY (3GV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0146&lon=-94.2149&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N222L) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120917027979I

## Narrative

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

DURING AIRPORT SURVEILLANCE ON NOVEMBER 16, 2012, AN FAA INSPECTOR NOTICED A PARKED CESSNA 320 WITH DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLERS AND UNDERCARRIAGE. INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM AIRPORT CLIENTELE ALLEGE THAT THE DOOR BECAME AJAR AFTER TAKE-OFF AND WHEN THE PILOT CIRCLED BACK TO LAND, HE NEGLECTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR.

## Other reports on N222L (2)

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

- [Accident 20210828014099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210828014099A), Aug 28, 2021: Cessna 320E (N222L), Windthorst, TX, Substantial damage. The pilot stated he picked up the aircraft from a private strip near paris, Texas on Saturday 8/28/2021. He flew to sherman, TX (XS30) and purchased fuel…
- [Accident 19880807030659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880807030659A), Aug 7, 1988: Cessna 320E (N222L), Springfield, IL, Substantial damage. Nose gear collapsed on the landing roll. Torque tube support failed. Nose gear out of rig and improper repairs.

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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