# Incident 19880401020289I: Cessna 402C, Savannah, GA, April 1, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1988, 19:55 local time
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Airport: Savannah International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EUUA
- Location: 32.0835° N, 81.0998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savannah, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0835&lon=-81.0998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36908, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36908) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402C (registry code 207590R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,247 total, 43 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880401020289I

## Narrative

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

THUMP ON GEAR RETRACTION. HAD UNSAFE NOSE GEAR LIGHT. USED BLOW DOWN. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING. DRAG BRACE BROKE

## Other reports on N36908 (1)

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

- [Incident 20071231830259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071231830259I), Dec 31, 2007: Cessna 402C (N36908), Reno, NV, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot stated that he began with a normal approach to runway 16R but somehow forgot to extend the gear. The pilot stated that he first realized that…

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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