# Accident 19851004049019A: Cessna 414, Sarasota Braden, FL, October 4, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1985, 11:05 local time
- Place: Sarasota Braden, FL
- Airport: Sarasota Bradenton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3954° N, 82.5544° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SARASOTA/BRADENTON INTL (SRQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3954&lon=-82.5544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24ET (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851004049019A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA86LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA003), Oct 4, 1985: Cessna 414 (N24ET), Sarasota, FL, substantial damage

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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