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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 401 · Cheswold, DE · September 15, 1985

Date: September 15, 1985 · 07:20 local
Place: Cheswold, DE
Airport: Del Mar Ford Heli Port
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3298Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBBFO85LA076
Reported as: Cessna 401
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520E
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,550 total725 in this make and model85 in the last 90 days

N3298QRegistration cancelled Nov 1, 1996 · Cessna 401S/N 4010098 Airframe modelCessna 401

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What happened

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Suspect inadvertent retraction of gear on rollout. Squat switch had failed.

As the FAA filed it

SUSPECT INADVERTENT RETRACTION OF GEAR ON ROLLOUT. SQUAT SWITCH HAD FAILED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB BFO85LA076Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCheswold, DEAfter landing on runway 27, the pilot slowed the aircraft to approximately 30 mph. The aircraft had rolled out about 1000 feet when the gear horn sounded and all three landing gear collapsed. The pilot reached for the gear switch, which was in the up…Sep 15, 1985 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3298Q · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19910801031119AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Monroe, NCLost both engines on ferry flight. Crashed into trees. Fuel tanks were empty. Pilot unfamiliar with aircraft systemAug 1, 1991 · Destroyed · 1 fatal Incident 19841018069999IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Raleigh, NCPilot taxied off runup pad due to moisture on windshield. Minor damage to left prop.Oct 18, 1984 · Minor damage Accident 19770117002029AIn Traffic Pattern-Circling · Pine Bluff, ARRod end bearing (schafer ST5A) failed.Jan 17, 1977 · Substantial damage