# Accident 19890313003499A: Cessna 402A, Miami, FL, March 13, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1989, 12:40 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Tamiami Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7409° N, 80.3108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7409&lon=-80.3108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2882F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2882F-2007-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402A (registry code 207590M, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890313003499A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING DUE TO OVERLOAD. PILOT NOT RATED IN MULTIENGINE AIRCRAFT AND MEDICAL EXPIRED.

## 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 MIA89LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA107), Mar 13, 1989: Cessna 402A (N2882F), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE OVERLOAD FAILURE OF THE BELLCRANK FOR THE LEFT MAIN GEAR RETRACTION LINKAGE ASSEMBLY FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON.

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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