45.5235° N, 122.6762° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, OR, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 7, 1982 · 18:02 local
Place
Portland, OR
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N347Q
Reported as
Cessna 414
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520*
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,600 total150 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
No nose gear light. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Flat strut and binding scissors caused fork to fail door hinges
As the FAA filed it
NO NOSE GEAR LIGHT. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. FLAT STRUT AND BINDING SCISSORS CAUSED FORK TO FAIL DOOR HINGES