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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 402B · El Paso, TX · March 30, 1984

Date
March 30, 1984 · 13:15 local
Place
El Paso, TX
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5039Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW84LA184
Reported as
Cessna 402B
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,940 total232 in this make and model251 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.

Nose strut was flat causing nose gear to jam in wheel well. Landing was made with nose wheel retracted.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE STRUT WAS FLAT CAUSING NOSE GEAR TO JAM IN WHEEL WELL. LANDING WAS MADE WITH NOSE WHEEL RETRACTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.