# Incident 19810218028749I: Cessna 402B, Imperial, CA, February 18, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1981, 13:10 local time
- Place: Imperial, CA
- Airport: Imperial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: IMPA
- Location: 32.8342° N, 115.5787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at IMPERIAL COUNTY (IPL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8342&lon=-115.5787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4609N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4609N-1994-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,800 total, 800 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/19810218028749I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING ROLL. MAINTENANCE FOUND BROKEN ADJUSTING SCREW IN RIGHT GEAR DOWN LOCK.

## Other reports on N4609N (1)

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

- [Incident 19800616054439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800616054439I), Jun 16, 1980: Cessna 402B (N4609N), San Diego, CA. Emergency landing after engine popped & became rough. Cylinder head had seperated.

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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