# Incident 19960220006419I: Cessna 402C, Caldwell, NJ, February 20, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1996, 04:15 local time
- Place: Caldwell, NJ
- Airport: Essex County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8752° N, 74.2814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESSEX COUNTY (CDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8752&lon=-74.2814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N401SX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N401SX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402C (registry code 207590R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 70 in this make and model, 875 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960220006419I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: N401SX STRUCK DEER ON RUNWAY DURING LANDING. THE RIGHT WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND LOWER STRUT BROKE OFF. DURING FINAL ON RUNWAY 22, JUST BEFORE TOUCH DOWN, A SMALL HERD OF DEER RAN IN FRONT OF AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT PULLED UP IN AN ATTEMPT TO "BALLOON," OVER THE DEER. ONE OR TWO DEER HIT THE RIGHT GEAR. THE PILOT CONTINUED WITH LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, AND THE RIGHT WING CONTINUED TO SETTLE, TILL THE STRUT HIT THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT MAINTAINED DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BY DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING WITH RUDDER INPUTS UNTIL AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP; 5 FEET OFF CENTER LINE APPROXIMATELY 1100 FEET FROM END OF RUNWAY. DAMAGE: AIRFRAME. RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT, OUTER CYLINDER, BOTTOM PORTION BROKE OFF. PISTON, WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM A MAIN STRUT. HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE SEPARATED FROM BOTH ENDS AND LODGED IN THE GAP, BETWEEN THE RIGHT OUTBOARD ELEVATOR AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. RIGHT LANDING LIGHT IS SCRAPED ON BOTTOM OF EXTENDED LIGHT. ENGINE AND PROPELLER: ENGINE CONTINUED TO ROTATE AFTER PROPELLER IMPACTED THE RUNWAY. PROPELLER - ALL THREE BLADE TIPS HAVE 180 TO 270 DEGREE REVERSE BENDS (APPROXIMATELY 8-10 INCHES). THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.

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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