# Incident 19820506014099I: Cessna 402A, Bismarck, ND, May 6, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1982, 21:07 local time
- Place: Bismarck, ND
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 46.7727° N, 100.7457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7727&lon=-100.7457&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4504Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4504Q-2017-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402A (registry code 207590M, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 179 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82DA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820506014099I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LOWER GEAR. BROKE CHAIN TRYING TO LOWER GEAR MANUALLY. LANDED GEAR UP. SUSPECT CHAIN JAMMED GEAR.

## 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 DEN82DA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA079), May 7, 1982: Cessna 402A (N4504Q), Bismarck, ND, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4504Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19920804028989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920804028989A), Aug 4, 1992: Cessna 402A (N4504Q), Holyoke, CO, Substantial damage. Reported right engine quit on initial climb. Unable fly. Settled into cornfield. No cause for power loss found.
- [Accident 19750615024569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750615024569A), Jun 15, 1975: Cessna 402A (N4504Q), Seattle, WA, Substantial damage. Exh manifold,r eng,failed. Pipe dropped dwn on eng mount. Fire dmgd nacelle & wing. Lnd ok.

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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