# Incident 19811123086239I: Cessna 402CESSNA, Fairbanks, AK, November 23, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1981, 15:23 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Metro
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ANOA
- Location: 64.8068° N, 147.7624° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at METRO FLD (MTF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8068&lon=-147.7624&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3299Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3299Q-2006-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402 (registry code 207590K, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 330 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811123086239I

## Narrative

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

NO LANDING GEAR DOWN LIGHTS FLY BY INDICATED NOSE GEAR NOT LOCKED, COLLAPSED ON LANDING. BROKEN RETRACK ROD SYSTEM.

## Other reports on N3299Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19820902043439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820902043439A), Sep 2, 1982: Cessna 402CESSNA (N3299Q), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Condensation on windshield and aircraft not aligned, resulted in running off runway, severing gear on runway light.

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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