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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 402B · West Palm Beach, FL · July 24, 1985

Date
July 24, 1985 · 19:14 local
Place
West Palm Beach, FL
Airport
Palm Beach International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1554G
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA85IA217
Reported as
Cessna 402B
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520E
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,940 total525 in this make and model107 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

No gear down light. Put side load on gear during touchdown, which sheared over center brace. Right gear collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

NO GEAR DOWN LIGHT. PUT SIDE LOAD ON GEAR DURING TOUCHDOWN, WHICH SHEARED OVER CENTER BRACE. RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.