# Incident 19850115005529I: Cessna 404CESSNA, Hayward, CA, January 15, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1985, 07:10 local time
- Place: Hayward, CA
- Airport: Hayward Air Term
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 37.6688° N, 122.0808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hayward, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6688&lon=-122.0808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8838G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8838G-2013-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 404 (registry code 2075901, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 404CESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850115005529I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE DOWN LOCK WAS DEFECTIVE.

## Other reports on N8838G (2)

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

- [Incident 19860130003499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860130003499I), Jan 30, 1986: Cessna 404CESSNA (N8838G), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Fire and sparks from engine. Fire bottle discharged, diverted, engine shutdown. Alternator filter shorted.
- [Incident 19800418044679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800418044679I), Apr 18, 1980: Cessna 404CESSNA (N8838G), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Pilot was unable to verify gear position with defective light.

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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