# Incident 19970212004759I: Cessna 402B, Omaha, NE, February 12, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1997, 09:29 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JDWA
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98695, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98695-2022-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520EB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970212004759I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 12, 1997, SUBURBAN AIR FREIGHT, INC., CESSNA 402B, N98695, DEPARTED EPPLEY AIRFIELD, OMAHA, NE APPROXIMATELY 0730 CST FROM THE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, NORFOLK, NE. UPON APPROACH TO NORFOLK THE PIC NOTED AN UNSAFE RIGHT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATION AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO EPPLEY AIRFIELD FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION. A PRECAUTIONARY VISUAL CHECK WAS CONDUCTED BY THE OMAHA ATCT PRECEDING THE UNEVENTFUL LANDING ON RUNWAY 32L. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THE FAILURE OF THE RH MLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH, CESSNA P/N 1-SE-1. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N98695 (2)

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

- [Incident 19880603051259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880603051259I), Jun 3, 1988: Cessna 402B (N98695), Hancock, MI, Minor damage. Pilot crew door opened on rotation. Pilot said he had previously written up door warning light problem.
- [Incident 19851112075059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851112075059I), Nov 12, 1985: Cessna 402B (N98695), Grand Rapids, MI. Cleared by ATC to runway 26L in poor weather conditions. Departed runway 08.

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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