- Date
- February 27, 1982, 15:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Sacramento, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N14MCCessna 320C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 27, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820227005789A
- Case key
- 72450
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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
On the previous flight, the landing gear was cycled two or three times without a safe indication while using the normal gear extension system. The gear was then hand cranked down and a safe light was obtained. After the flight, a gear retraction test was completed by a local facility. The pilot stated that he had received a phone call from this facility and was informed that the gear had been cycled three times and was ok for flight. However, as the started to taxi on the next flight, the left gear collapsed after the plane traveled about eight to ten feet. An investigation revealed that the "push-pull" rod, pn 081-000-58, on the downlock assembly had been bent. This could result in a reduction of the travel of the landing gear, not allowing the gear to travel to the full down and lock position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N14MC
- Reported as
- Cessna 320C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32060008
- Airframe hours
- 2,316
- Engine
- Contiental TSIO-470-B, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- H.R. Holshouser
- Registered owner
- H.R. Holshouser
- Departed
- Sacramento, CA
- Destination
- Las Vegas, NV
- Airport
- Exec
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 270 in this make and model · 2,850 as pilot in command · 155 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.