# Incident 19941017035099I: Cessna 402CESSNA, Grand Canyon, AZ, October 17, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1994, 17:42 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Grand Canyon National Park
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KNFA
- Location: 36.0294° N, 112.0193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0294&lon=-112.0193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N402SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N402SW-2014-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402 (registry code 207590K, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402CESSNA
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,460 total, 640 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95IA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95IA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941017035099I

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING DOWNLOCK BELLCRANK ON LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKE CAUSING ENTIRE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM TO LOCK UP.

## 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 LAX95IA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95IA011), Oct 18, 1994: Cessna 402 (N402SW), Grand Canyon, AZ, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: the fracture and failure of the left main landing gear bellcrank which jammed the landing gear in the retracted position.

## Other reports on N402SW (1)

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

- [Incident 19920326010869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920326010869I), Mar 26, 1992: Cessna 402CESSNA (N402SW), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Loud bang and vibration from right engine on takeoff roll. Aborted. Found right engine propeller blades missing.

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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