# Accident 19801030061569A: Cessna 402CESSNA, Traverse City, MI, October 30, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1980, 11:28 local time
- Place: Traverse City, MI
- Airport: Cherry Capital
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7416° N, 85.5819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHERRY CAPITAL (TVC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7416&lon=-85.5819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3AP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3AP-1989-01-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402CESSNA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,650 total, 40 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEM02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801030061569A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR FAILED ON RETRACT AFTER LIFTOFF. MADE HARD LEFT MAIN LANDING TO JAR NOSE GEAR DOWN. COLLAPSED MAINS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI81FEM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEM02), Oct 30, 1980: Cessna 402B (N3AP), Traverse City, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3AP (1)

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

- [Incident 19850731047699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850731047699I), Jul 31, 1985: Cessna 402B (N3AP), Naples, FL, Minor damage. Right main gear would not lock down. Gear up landing in grass. Actuator rod end connection was broken.

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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