# Incident 19900804040619I: Cessna 414A, Buffalo, NY, August 4, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1990, 10:12 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25SC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25SC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-D (registry code 17236, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 100 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/19900804040619I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL.

## Other reports on N25SC (2)

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

- [Incident 19910315009579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910315009579I), Mar 15, 1991: Cessna 414A (N25SC), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. Windshield shattered while preparting for takeoff. Suspect damage was result of unknown previous damage to sheild.
- [Incident 19891020062489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891020062489I), Oct 20, 1989: Cessna 414A (N25SC), Edinburg, OH. Altimeter malfunctioned due to frozen moisture in pitot static system. Deviated from assigned altitude.

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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