# Incident 19781129024309I: Cessna 402CESSNA, Buffalo, NY, November 29, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1978, 10:18 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98666, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98666-1989-06-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402CESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 350 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/19781129024309I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DID NOT GET SAFE GEAR INDICATION ON RIGHT MAIN UPON EXTENSION. MICRO SWITCH REPLACED.

## Other reports on N98666 (1)

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

- [Incident 19861105084219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861105084219I), Nov 5, 1986: Cessna 402B (N98666), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on rollout due to a broken support bracket.

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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