# NTSB ANC80FA040: Cessna 404, N8838G, Anchorage, AK, April 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1980
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 9 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130321
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80FA040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0035  80/4/18    ANCHORAGE,AK        CESSNA 404          CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1940                    N8838G              PX-  0  0  7  OTHER PUBLIC              46, 14346 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANCHORAGE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UNALAKLEET,AK               ANCHORAGE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OPEN
        REMARKS- FLEW WITH NOSE GR DOWN INDCN.FOD TO NOSE GR PSN INDCR.NOSE GR COLLAPSED FOR UNK REASON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8838G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8838G-2013-03-11), registration cancelled 2013-03-11, S/N 404-0093 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 404
- Registry model: [Cessna 404](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-404) (registry code 2075901) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Anchorage Intl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19800418044679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800418044679I), Apr 18, 1980: Cessna 404CESSNA, Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Pilot was unable to verify gear position with defective light.

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.

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