# Accident 19930702033669A: Cessna 414A, Seattle, WA, July 2, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1993, 18:15 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Boeing Field-King County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HUNA
- Location: 47.5405° N, 122.3092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5405&lon=-122.3092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4735A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930702033669A

## Narrative

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

NO GREEN LIGHT ON GEAR EXTENSION BLEW GEAR DOWN. RETURNED TO BASE. GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. DOWN LOCK DEFECT.

## 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 SEA93LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA148), Jul 3, 1993: Cessna 414A (N4735A), Seattle, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE DISENGAGEMENT OF THE GEAR DOWN-LOCK MECHANISM DUE TO CORROSION AND THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT.

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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