19851004049019A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 414 · Sarasota Braden, FL · October 4, 1985

Date
October 4, 1985 · 11:05 local
Place
Sarasota Braden, FL
Airport
Sarasota Bradenton
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N24ET
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA86LA003
Reported as
Cessna 414
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520J
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total700 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Right main gear strut failed, jammed gear in retracted position. Decided to land with all landing gears up.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUT FAILED, JAMMED GEAR IN RETRACTED POSITION. DECIDED TO LAND WITH ALL LANDING GEARS UP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.