# Incident 19791109055019I: Cessna 402CESSNA, Monterey, CA, November 9, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1979, 16:10 local time
- Place: Monterey, CA
- Airport: Peninsula
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: REM
- Location: 36.6012° N, 121.8828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monterey, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6012&lon=-121.8828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20ML, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20ML-2013-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402 (registry code 207590K, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402CESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 3,000 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/19791109055019I

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXIING, PILOT HIT FUEL TRUCK WITH RIGHT TIP TANK OF AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N20ML (1)

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

- [Incident 19831222074539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831222074539I), Dec 22, 1983: Cessna 402A (N20ML), Milwaukee, WI, Minor damage. Unable to lower nose gear. Landed with nose gear up. Found bolts and washers holding nose strut gimble missing.

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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