# Accident 19830905046449A: Cessna 402C, Tampa, FL, September 5, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1983, 13:52 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PBAA
- Location: 27.9598° N, 82.4905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9598&lon=-82.4905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29PB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520VB
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,197 total, 868 in this make and model, 292 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83FA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830905046449A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON THE LANDING ROLL. NOSE GEAR ACTUATING ROD HAD BROKEN. ROD BELOW SPECS FAILED FROM FATIGUE.

## 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 MIA83FA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA224), Sep 5, 1983: Cessna 402C (N29PB), Tampa, FL, substantial damage

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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