39.7684° N, 86.1580° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 14, 1979 · 14:21 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4043Q
Reported as
Cessna 402CESSNA
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,200 total400 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Right gear collapsed on touchdown, suspect improper rigging
As the FAA filed it
RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN, SUSPECT IMPROPER RIGGING