# Incident 19810223005099I: Cessna 441, Ft Wayne, IN, February 23, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1981, 11:00 local time
- Place: Ft Wayne, IN
- Airport: Baer
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N441DS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N441DS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 441 (registry code 2076020, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-441) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 441
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 558 total, 520 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/19810223005099I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO GET LANDING GEAR DOWN DUE TO COMPRESSED STRUT DEACTIVATED LANDING GEAR SAFETY SWITCH.

## Other reports on N441DS (1)

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

- [Incident 20160407002939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160407002939I), Apr 7, 2016: Cessna 441 (N441DS), Lafayette, LA, Minor damage. Aircraft departed runway 22L and upon reaching approximately 50 feet altitude the aircraft encountered a bird strike. Pilot stated that no assistance was…

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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