# Incident 19820520046849I: Cessna 402C, Phoenix, AZ, May 20, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1982, 16:08 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix-Deer Vall
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N109MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N109MA-1989-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402C (registry code 207590R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520EB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 175 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820520046849I

## Narrative

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

NOSE WHEEL JAMMED IN DOORS AFTER TAKEOFF BECAUSE NOSE STRUT, PN584-2000-6, WAS BENT FORWARD, APPARENTLY BY TUG.

## Other reports on N109MA (1)

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

- [Incident 19821207066189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821207066189I), Dec 7, 1982: Cessna 402C (N109MA), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. Bird went through windshield striking pilot in face. Flight instructor took command.

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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