# Accident 19840405009159A: Cessna 402B, Gardner, KS, April 5, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1984, 10:15 local time
- Place: Gardner, KS
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8100° N, 94.9205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8100&lon=-94.9205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3950C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,023 total, 125 in this make and model, 194 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840405009159A

## Narrative

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

DAMAGED LEFT MAIN GEAR ON SHORT FINAL BY HITTING A DIRT MOUND ON EDGE OF THERESHOLD THEN WENT AROUND LANDED GEAR UP

## 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 MKC84LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA118), Apr 5, 1984: Cessna 402 (N3950C), Gardner, KS, 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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