# Incident 19850731047699I: Cessna 402B, Naples, FL, July 31, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1985, 10:34 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Airport: Collier Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1505° N, 81.7953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Naples, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1505&lon=-81.7953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3AP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3AP-1989-01-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850731047699I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK DOWN. GEAR UP LANDING IN GRASS. ACTUATOR ROD END CONNECTION WAS BROKEN.

## Other reports on N3AP (1)

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

- [Accident 19801030061569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801030061569A), Oct 30, 1980: Cessna 402CESSNA (N3AP), Traverse City, MI, Substantial damage. Nose gear failed on retract after liftoff. Made hard left main landing to jar nose gear down. Collapsed mains.

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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