# Incident 19980402012239I: Cessna 414, Wahpeton, ND, April 2, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1998, 11:36 local time
- Place: Wahpeton, ND
- Airport: Harry Stern Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2443° N, 96.6072° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARRY STERN (BWP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2443&lon=-96.6072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1596T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1596T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414 (registry code 2075908, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980402012239I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT ENTERED PATTERN FOR LANDING, PILOT NOTED THAT NOSE GEAR LIGHT INDICATED NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. PILOT RECYCLED GEAR A FEW TIMES WITH SAME RESULTS. PILOT FOLLOWED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR UNSECURED. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR TO SOLE PASSENGER. M OR D TO BE SUBMITTED ON FINDING OF GEAR MOTOR WHICH HAD INDICATIONS OF POSSIBLE SEIZURE.

## Other reports on N1596T (1)

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

- [Accident 19801019057969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801019057969A), Oct 19, 1980: Cessna 414 (N1596T), Corsica, SD, Substantial damage. Lifted off nose high at end runway, settled to ground gear up. Incorrectly used flaps on take off. Full load.

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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