# Accident 19900306003419A: Cessna 402B, Alamogordo, NM, March 6, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1990, 19:03 local time
- Place: Alamogordo, NM
- Airport: Alamogordo-White Sands Regiona
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GNXA
- Location: 32.8797° N, 105.9499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8797&lon=-105.9499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3128K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3128K-1991-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,378 total, 194 in this make and model, 164 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900306003419A

## Narrative

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

NOISE AS GEAR RETRACTED ON TAKEOFF,RIGHT MAIN COLLAPSED LANDING. TORQUE TUBE BRACKET ASSEMBLY FAILED BOTTOMED OUT.

## 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 DEN90LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA071), Mar 7, 1990: Cessna 402B (N3128K), Alamogordo, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE COLLAPSE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AS A RESULT OF THE MALFUNCTION OF THE DOWN LOCK ASSEMBLY AND FAILURE OF THE TORQUE TUBE BRACKET ASSEMBLY.

## Other reports on N3128K (2)

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

- [Incident 19800204021389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800204021389I), Feb 4, 1980: Cessna 402B (N3128K), Flint, MI, Minor damage. Right brake frozen on touchdown. Tire blew aircraft left runway.
- [Incident 19790102000939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790102000939I), Jan 2, 1979: Cessna 402CESSNA (N3128K), Buffalo, NY. Engine shut down due to fuel flow restriction. Probably was ice in a 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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