# Accident 19901226066239A: Cessna 402CESSNA, Richlands, VA, December 26, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1990, 09:45 local time
- Place: Richlands, VA
- Airport: Richlands Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LJQA
- Location: 37.0897° N, 81.7994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0897&lon=-81.7994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8138F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8138F-1994-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402 (registry code 207590K, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO91LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901226066239A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT THE APPROACH AND LANDING WERE NORMAL. SHORTLY AFTER BRAKE APPLICATION, THE PILOT FELT A STRONG VIBRATION AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT BEFORE IT CAME TO A STOP IN A SMALL RIVER. POST- ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SCISSOR ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN FLOWN 8 HOURS SINCE ITS MOST RECENT 100 HOUR INSPECTION.

## 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 BFO91LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA020), Dec 26, 1990: Cessna 402 (N8138F), Richland, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SCISSOR ASSEMBLY.

## Other reports on N8138F (1)

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

- [Accident 19790814022559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790814022559A), Aug 14, 1979: Cessna 402CESSNA (N8138F), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Right main gear side brace attach fitting failed as aircraft taxied onto runway for takeoff. Collapsed gear.

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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