# Incident 19850318012619I: Cessna 404CESSNA, Springfield, IL, March 18, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1985, 13:50 local time
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Airport: Capital
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KABA
- Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N166SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N166SA-1995-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 404 (registry code 2075901, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 404CESSNA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 170 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850318012619I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. RECYCLED GEAR AND FINALLY GOT GREEN LIGHT. LANDED COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM.

## Other reports on N166SA (1)

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

- [Incident 19860127006259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860127006259I), Jan 27, 1986: Cessna 404CESSNA (N166SA), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed after landing. Found intermittent down and lock switch.

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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