# Incident 19781007029519I: Cessna 402CESSNA, Lansing, MI, October 7, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1978, 17:35 local time
- Place: Lansing, MI
- Airport: Capital City
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 42.7325° N, 84.5555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lansing, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7325&lon=-84.5555&mi=10
- Aircraft: N337PL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N337PL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402A (registry code 207590M, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402CESSNA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 250 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/19781007029519I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH MAIN WHEEL AND TIRE MISSING. HAD COME OFF AT LIFT OFF DUE TO A LOCKED UP BEARING.

## Other reports on N337PL (2)

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

- [Accident 19961227040859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961227040859A), Dec 27, 1996: Cessna 402A (N337PL), Menominee, MI, Substantial damage. Freight runners plane stalled on landing, right main, nose gear collapsed, props struck the ground, ran off runway. (.4)after conducting three (VFR) approaches…
- [Incident 19890914052409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890914052409I), Sep 14, 1989: Cessna 402A (N337PL), Flint, MI. Emergency exit door departed aircraft inflight. Landed without incident. No cause found for door 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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