# Incident 19851224077499I: Cessna 402C, Grand Rapids, MI, December 24, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1985, 13:41 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: Kent County International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MTNA
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3172M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3172M-1989-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402C (registry code 207590R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 200 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851224077499I

## Narrative

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

LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED ON TAKEOFF ROLL, CAUSE UNDETERMINED. TAKEOFF ATTEMPTED WITH ICE AND SNOW ON AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N3172M (2)

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

- [Incident 19830312017509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830312017509I), Mar 12, 1983: Cessna 402CESSNA (N3172M), Marthas Vineyar, MA. After stopping on the runway, pilot tried to turn off on a taxiway and ran off through the grass. No damage.
- [Incident 19820920061019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820920061019I), Sep 20, 1982: Cessna 402CESSNA (N3172M), Nantucket, MA, Minor damage. Windshield fogged up on taxi for takeoff. Propeller struck a taxiway light. Pilot continued flight with bent prop.

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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