19940106047409I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 401 · Lake Charles, LA · January 6, 1994

Date: January 6, 1994 · 10:55 local
Place: Lake Charles, LA
Airport: Lake Charles Municipal
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: MFLA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1253B
Reported as: Cessna 401
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,600 total

N1253BRegistration cancelled Aug 30, 2012 · Cessna 401S/N 401-0031 · Built 1967 Airframe modelCessna 401 Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: the pilot stated that when the aircraft cleared the runway, he proceeded to taxi to the north ramp with no problems. After the aircraft was on the ramp and taxiing straight ahead, the left main gear collapsed. Fort worth flight standards district office (FSDO) will forward a copy of the malfunction or defect report on this aircraft to the baton rouge FSDO. The pilot has been terminated by the company and could not be located by telephone for crew history data.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED THE RUNWAY, HE PROCEEDED TO TAXI TO THE NORTH RAMP WITH NO PROBLEMS. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE RAMP AND TAXIING STRAIGHT AHEAD, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. FORT WORTH FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (FSDO) WILL FORWARD A COPY OF THE MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT ON THIS AIRCRAFT TO THE BATON ROUGE FSDO. THE PILOT HAS BEEN TERMINATED BY THE COMPANY AND COULD NOT BE LOCATED BY TELEPHONE FOR CREW HISTORY DATA.