# Accident 19851213062169A: Cessna 402B, Gardner, KS, December 13, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1985, 03:15 local time
- Place: Gardner, KS
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8093° N, 94.9195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8093&lon=-94.9195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3950C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,800 total, 600 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851213062169A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED SIDEWAYS AFTER AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER ON ICY RUNWAY.

## 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 MKC86LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA034), Dec 13, 1985: Cessna 402B (N3950C), Gardner, KS, 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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