- Date
- September 5, 1984, 19:30 local (Sep 6, 1984, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Clear Lake, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N32ORDCessna 320B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 12763
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Following maint on an air vent the mechanic failed to secure the map compartment. The ass'y interfered with the rearward movement of the control yoke on rotation for takeoff limiting the climb rate and resulting in a collision with the trees. The flt proceeded to it's dest without further incident. During the landing flare at 180 mph the nose dropped despite full back stick. The acft landed hard and bounced several times before rolling to a stop on the rwy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N32ORD
- Reported as
- Cessna 320B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 320B0035
- Airframe hours
- 2,845
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-470-C, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Avator Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 4, 1984
- Departed
- 8Y6 · Clear Lake, MN
- Destination
- STC · St. Cloud, MN
- Airport
- Leake Clear Lake, runway 36, 300 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,250 total · 91 in this make and model · 1,158 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F