# Incident 19790503100119I: Cessna 402CESSNA, Old Harbor, AK, May 3, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1979, 16:41 local time
- Place: Old Harbor, AK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KWA
- Location: 57.2186° N, 153.3278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Old Harbor, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.2186&lon=-153.3278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4511Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4511Q-1998-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402A (registry code 207590M, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402CESSNA
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19790503100119I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT SLID DURING LANDING. MAIN GEAR WHEEL TURNED 90 DEGREES. LUGS ON LEFT MAIN GEAR TRUNNION HAD BROKEN.

## Other reports on N4511Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19831213060629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831213060629A), Dec 13, 1983: Cessna 402A (N4511Q), Kotlik, AK, Substantial damage. Got a symmetrical thrust on a go around over a frozen river strip. Lost control. Landed in trees. No mechanical noted.

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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