- Date
- February 17, 1985, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lee'S Summit, MO
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5704XCessna 320
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850217006679A
- Case key
- 33914
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
When plt lowered landing gear he did not get a safe indication. Gear appeared to be down and warning horn did not sound when throttles were retarded; however, nose gear collapsed during landing roll. Examination of system did not reveal reason for collapse but damage to system precluded verification of proper rigging.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5704X
- Reported as
- Cessna 320
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 320-0004
- Airframe hours
- 3,272
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-470-B, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Douglas B. Sharpe
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1985 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- HOT · Hot Springs, AR
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- K84 · Mccombs, runway 18, 3,000 × 60 ft, asphalt
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
- 50
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,632 total · 69 in this make and model · 3,157 as pilot in command · 57 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GVW, 11 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5704X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.