# Accident 19870317006349A: Cessna 402A, Walla Walla, WA, March 17, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1987, 09:00 local time
- Place: Walla Walla, WA
- Airport: Walla Walla City County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GGEA
- Location: 46.1101° N, 118.2996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1101&lon=-118.2996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4549Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4549Q-2013-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402A (registry code 207590M, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,425 total, 3,450 in this make and model, 410 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870317006349A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLASPED ON LANDING. BELL CRANK ASSEMBLY BROKE ON INSTANT OVERLOAD.

## 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 SEA87FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA064), Mar 17, 1987: Cessna 402A (N4549Q), Walla Walla, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4549Q (2)

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

- [Incident 20100629035719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100629035719I), Jun 29, 2010: Cessna 402A (N4549Q), Puyallup, WA, Minor damage. On 6/29/2010, at approximately 0011 hrs, PDT, CE-402A aircraft, N4549Q, operating as aeroflight 422 (tvda 422), under part 91, on an IFR flight plan in VMC…
- [Accident 19790607031529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790607031529A), Jun 7, 1979: Cessna 402A (N4549Q), Wenatchee, WA, Substantial damage. Eng fire was noted at touchdown. Plt secured engine. Fire dept put out fire. Found leaking fuel line.

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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