# Incident 19780217007459I: Cessna 402B, Wichita, KS, February 17, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1978, 18:30 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Mid-Continent
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3742 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 225 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780217007459I

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAD TAKEN OFF IN SLUSH. HAD TO EXTEND GEAR MANUALLY. BRAKES FROZEN. MAIN TIRES & ONE WHEEL RUINED.

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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