# Incident 19981222044779I: Cessna 402C, Traverse City, MI, December 22, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1998, 10:38 local time
- Place: Traverse City, MI
- Airport: Cherry Capital
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EATA
- Location: 44.7416° N, 85.5819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHERRY CAPITAL (TVC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7416&lon=-85.5819&mi=10
- Aircraft: 466IN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981222044779I

## Narrative

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

ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22,1998, AT 1038 EST, A CESSNA 402, N466IN, OWNED BY SUPERIOR AVIATION INC. EXPERIENCED LANDING GEAR EXTENSION PROBLEMS, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO GET AGEAR DOWN INDICATION. AFTER ONE RECYCLE ATTEMPT FAILED THE PILOT USED THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO GET A DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION ON THE NOSE AND LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR HAD NO DOWN AND LOCK INDICATOR. ON LANDING ROLL OUT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, WITH NO INJURIES AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

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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