# Incident 19980320007529I: Cessna 402C, Fairbanks, AK, March 20, 1998 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 20, 1998, 15:17 local time - Place: Fairbanks, AK - Airport: Fairbanks International - Phase of flight: Final Approach - Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135) - Operator: ACSA - Location: 64.8154° N, 147.8567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRBANKS INTL (FAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8154&lon=-147.8567&mi=10 - Aircraft: N402ET, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N402ET-2012-11-27) (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: 4 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 5,700 total, 650 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980320007529I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. NARRATIVE: PILOT WAS BEING LINE CHECKED FROM FAIRBANKS, AK TO RAMPART, ALASKA. ON APPROACH INTO RAMPART, PILOT SELECTED APPROACH FLAPS AND GEAR DOWN WITHOUT DIFFICULTY WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO INCREASE THE FLAPS HE HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO ROLL TO THE LEFT. PILOT MADE AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO RETRACT THE FLAPS; HOWEVER, THEY REMAINED ASYMMETRICAL WITH THE FLAPS ON THE LEFT SIDE ABOUT 3" LOWER THAN THAT OF THE RIGHT SIDE. BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO FAIRBANKS WHERE HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PRELIMINARY FINDING: BROKEN CABLE IN AIRFRAME. COMPANY HAS REPLACED ALL CABLES IN FLAP SYSTEM & WILL INSPECT ALL FLIGHT CONTROL CABLES AS FLAP CABLE FAILURE WAS DETERMINED TO BE FINAL CAUSE. NO ACTION AGAINST PILOT. COMPANY HAS REPLACED ALL OF THE CABLES IN THE FLAP SYSTEM & WILL INSPECT ALL OF THE FLIGHT CONTROL CABLES. AN M OR D REPORT WILL FOLLOW. ## Other reports on N402ET (5) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20070220006149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070220006149A), Feb 20, 2007: Cessna 402C (N402ET), Cordova, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Upon landing the right landing gear torque link separated due to the hardware build up not being assembled correctly utilizing a large area washer before… - [Accident 20031113028199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031113028199A), Nov 13, 2003: Cessna 402C (N402ET), Galena, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Gear unsafe light. Attempted normal and emergency procedures including blow down without success. Low on fuel and daylight, landed rwy 25, settled on… - [Accident 20000522021359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000522021359A), May 22, 2000: Cessna 402C (N402ET), Cordova, AK, Substantial damage. (.4)The airline transport certificated pilot was landing at the conclusion of a cargo flight. The visibility was about 2 miles in light rain and mist. When the… - [Incident 20000426018609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000426018609I), Apr 26, 2000: Cessna 402C (N402ET), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. (-23)On April 26, 2000 at approximately 6AM, as the pilot was REPOSITIONINGN402ET from where it was parked on float plane drive to delta air cargo via float… - [Incident 19990202008749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990202008749I), Feb 2, 1999: Cessna 402C (N402ET), Fairbanks, AK. (-5) After executing the ILS to IL at fai, pilot attempted to exit the runway at intersection mike, per atc's request. As pilot taxied to mike, the weather… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.