# Incident 19901231064429I: Cessna 402C, Marathon, FL, December 31, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1990, 09:40 local time
- Place: Marathon, FL
- Airport: Marathon Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FAHA
- Location: 24.7091° N, 81.0809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.7091&lon=-81.0809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N155PB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N155PB-1995-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402C (registry code 207590R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91IA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91IA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901231064429I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLLOUT.

## 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 MIA91IA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91IA059), Dec 31, 1990: Cessna 402C (N155PB), Marathon, FL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF A NOSE LANDING GEAR DRAG BRACE ASSEMBLY WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE DURING THE LANDING ROLL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS AN INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF THE…

## Other reports on N155PB (2)

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

- [Incident 19930401013619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930401013619I), Apr 1, 1993: Cessna 402C (N155PB), Walkers Cay, Bahamas, Minor damage. Another first officer stated pilot made high fast downwind approach. On go around aircraft settled into water.
- [Incident 19890801050439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890801050439I), Aug 1, 1989: Cessna 402C (N155PB), Bangor, ME. Unsafe gear light on approach. Used blowdown bottle. Landed safely. Hydraulic control valve replaced.

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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