# Incident 19850724076529I: Cessna 402B, West Palm Beach, FL, July 24, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1985, 19:14 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 26.6593° N, 80.0893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6593&lon=-80.0893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1554G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,940 total, 525 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85IA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85IA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850724076529I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 MIA85IA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85IA217), Jul 24, 1985: Cessna 402B (N1554G), West Palm Beach, FL, incident, minor damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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