# Incident 19871026073559I: Cessna 402B, Cordova, AK, October 26, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1987, 18:35 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Airport: Cordova Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EMSA
- Location: 60.7903° N, 145.6105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7903&lon=-145.6105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5718M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5718M-2013-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520EB
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,982 total, 366 in this make and model, 366 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88IA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88IA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871026073559I

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. SHAFT WHICH HOLDS LOWER ARM OF MAIN GEAR FAILED. INCORRECT PART USED.

## 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 ANC88IA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88IA013), Oct 26, 1987: Cessna 402B (N5718M), Cordova, AK, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N5718M (3)

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

- [Accident 19880817034099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880817034099A), Aug 17, 1988: Cessna 402B (N5718M), Mt Torbert, AK, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Flew into snow covered side of a mountain. Was operating VFR under an overcast that may have blended with snow area
- [Accident 19820609071089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820609071089A), Jun 9, 1982: Cessna 402B (N5718M), Grayling, AK, Substantial damage. Left main landing gear collapsed on landing roll. Bell crank assembly failed from overstress. Time stress unknown.
- [Accident 19750228004429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750228004429A), Feb 28, 1975: Cessna 402B (N5718M), Barrow, AK, Substantial damage. Un locate gci site,low lvl flt. Dscnd into tundra while looking at map.

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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