# Incident 19780305016319I: Cessna 401, Vidalia, LA, March 5, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1978, 19:00 local time
- Place: Vidalia, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5668° N, 91.4404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vidalia, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5668&lon=-91.4404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4088Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4088Q-2017-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401 (registry code 207590C, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 2,000 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/19780305016319I

## Narrative

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

ONE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER TOUCHDOWN, CAUSE NOT DETERMINED.

## Other reports on N4088Q (3)

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

- [Incident 20000924030319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000924030319I), Sep 24, 2000: Cessna 401 (N4088Q), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. (-23)Pilot's statment: after lowing the gear I did not get an indication that the nose gear was down and locked. I told tower of my situation and that I needed…
- [Incident 19811109082819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811109082819I), Nov 9, 1981: Cessna 401 (N4088Q), Asheville, NC, Minor damage. While taxing from ramp to taxiway aircraft swerved to the right and over an embankment.
- [Incident 19780321010019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780321010019I), Mar 21, 1978: Cessna 401 (N4088Q), Baton Rouge, LA, Minor damage. Aircraft being ferried stiff-legged. Gear collapsed on taxi turn due to excess load or hold-down failure.

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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