# NTSB DEN80FQA11: Cessna 402A, N4514Q, Albuquerque, NM, December 10, 1979

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 10, 1979
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132225
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FQA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FQA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0053  79/12/10   ALBUQUERQUE,NM      CESSNA 402A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1400                    N4514Q              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      24, 2519 TOTAL HOURS, 284
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBUQUERQUE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA FE,NM                 ALBUQUERQUE,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- WING RIB,PN 0822175-65,CRACKED AT MN GEAR SIDE BRACE ATCHMNT.PUSH-PULL TUBE,PN 0840125-15,BENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4514Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4514Q-2013-09-12), registration cancelled 2013-09-12, S/N 402A0014, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402A
- Registry model: [Cessna 402A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402a) (registry code 207590M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Albuquerque 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).

- [Accident 19791210041369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791210041369A), Dec 10, 1979: Cessna 402A, Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Landing gear would not lock down. Collapsed on landing roll. Found bent push pull tube, cracked wing ribs.

## Other investigations on N4514Q (2)

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 MIA81IA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81IA017), Nov 18, 1980: Cessna 402A (N4514Q), Marathon, FL, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB DEN79FQA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQA24), Apr 9, 1979: Cessna 402 (N4514Q), Albuquerque, NM, substantial 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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