# Incident 19850308013139I: Cessna 414, Billings, MT, March 8, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1985, 10:30 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Logan International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 45.7833° N, 108.5007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Billings, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7833&lon=-108.5007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85AM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85AM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414 (registry code 2075908, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850308013139I

## Narrative

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

GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. LEFT GEAR TORQUE LINK DISCONNECTED. WHEEL WAS TURNED 90 DEGREES ON ROLLOUT.

## Other reports on N85AM (1)

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

- [Incident 19841114071749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841114071749I), Nov 14, 1984: Cessna 414 (N85AM), Loveall, WY, Minor damage. Left main gear collapsed with landing. Investigation revealed old crack on trunion.

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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