# Incident 19880130005759I: Cessna 401, Dallas, TX, January 30, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1988, 12:50 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Dallas Love Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8459° N, 96.8509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DALLAS LOVE FLD (DAL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8459&lon=-96.8509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8409F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8409F-2022-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401 (registry code 207590C, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 350 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880130005759I

## Narrative

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

LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT. LEFT PROPELLER AND WING STRUCK THE GROUND AS AIRCRAFT EXITED RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N8409F (2)

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

- [Incident 19921102047119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921102047119I), Nov 2, 1992: Cessna 401 (N8409F), Dallas, TX. Electrical problems on approach. Cranked gear down. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19871229078019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871229078019I), Dec 29, 1987: Cessna 401 (N8409F), Dallas, TX. Right engine surge. Low fuel flow and fire. Secured engine and returned to Love landing ok. Declared emergency.

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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