# NTSB CHI81FEM02: Cessna 402B, N3AP, Traverse City, MI, October 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1980
- Place: Traverse City, MI · TRAVERSE CITY, MI
- Location: 44.7543° N, 85.6030° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Traverse City, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7543&lon=-85.6030&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128462
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEM02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEM02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2675  80/10/30   TRAVERSE CITY,MI    CESSNA 402B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 5650
        TIME - 1128                    N3AP                PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHERRY CHAPEL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TRAVERSE CITY,MI            WEST BRANCH,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        REMARKS- N/G RETRACT TUBE ASSY,P/N 5045213-8, SEPARATED AT LNDG/G ACTUATOR GEAR BOX BELL CRANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3AP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3AP-1989-01-20), registration cancelled 1989-01-20, S/N 402B0312 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Registry model: [Cessna 402B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (registry code 207590P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cherry Chapel

## 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 19801030061569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801030061569A), Oct 30, 1980: Cessna 402CESSNA, Traverse City, MI, Substantial damage. Nose gear failed on retract after liftoff. Made hard left main landing to jar nose gear down. Collapsed mains.

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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