# Accident 19840330009819A: Cessna 402B, El Paso, TX, March 30, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1984, 13:15 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8004° N, 106.3607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8004&lon=-106.3607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5039Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5039Q-1990-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,940 total, 232 in this make and model, 251 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840330009819A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW84LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA184), Mar 30, 1984: Cessna 402B (N5039Q), El Paso, TX, 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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