# NTSB CHI81DA002: Cessna 402, N8125F, Moline, IL, October 23, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1980
- Place: Moline, IL · MOLINE, IL
- Location: 41.4823° N, 90.4934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moline, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4823&lon=-90.4934&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128624
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DA002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DA002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2883  80/10/23   MOLINE,IL           CESSNA 402          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1610                    N8125F              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 49, 6080 TOTAL HOURS, 831
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOLINE QUAD-CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TERRA HAUTE,IN              MOLINE,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- L MAIN GEAR TUBE ASSY,PN 5045213-2 & 5045010-7 FAILED.CO FLT UNDER PART 91 TO TRANSPORT MECHANICS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8125F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8125F), registered now, S/N 402-0231 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402
- Registry model: [Cessna 402](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402) (registry code 207590K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Moline Quad-City

## FAA reports on this event (1)

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

- [Accident 19801023082639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801023082639A), Oct 23, 1980: Cessna 402CESSNA, Moline, IL, Substantial damage. Left main landing gear collapsed on landing roll. Found out board tube assembly had failed.

## Other investigations on N8125F (3)

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.

- [NTSB CHI80FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FA038), May 18, 1980: Cessna 402 (N8125F), Savoy, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC72AN018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN018), Aug 2, 1971: Cessna 402 (N8125F), New Bedford, MA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC71IN014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71IN014), Jul 31, 1970: Cessna 402 (N8125F), New Bedford, MA, incident, minor damage

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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