19961030041219I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 401A · Titusville, FL · October 30, 1996

Date: October 30, 1996 · 15:01 local
Place: Titusville, FL
Airport: Space Center Executive Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6274Q
Reported as: Cessna 401A
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520AF
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 29,000 total1,750 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N6274QRegistration cancelled Mar 19, 2013 · Cessna 401AS/N 401A0074 · Built 1969 Airframe modelCessna 401A Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: on Wednesday, October 30, 1996 Mr. Ralph hurley departed daytona beach airport (dab) to bring Cessna 401 N6274Q to Space center exec airport (tix). Upon arrival into the airport traffic pattern. It was discovered that the right main landing gear would not lock down. All possible means to extend the gear were attempted. The aircraft was landed with the right main gear not locked on the roll-out. The right main gear collapsed. The aircraft skidded to a stop, damaging the right propeller and wing tip skin. Subsequent investigation found that the right main gear torque tube rod end had failed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1996 MR. RALPH HURLEY DEPARTED DAYTONA BEACH AIRPORT (DAB) TO BRING CESSNA 401 N6274Q TO SPACE CENTER EXEC AIRPORT (TIX). UPON ARRIVAL INTO THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK DOWN. ALL POSSIBLE MEANS TO EXTEND THE GEAR WERE ATTEMPTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITH THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR NOT LOCKED ON THE ROLL-OUT. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP, DAMAGING THE RIGHT PROPELLER AND WING TIP SKIN. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TORQUE TUBE ROD END HAD FAILED.

Other reports on N6274Q · 1

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

Incident 20010722022919IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Fort Pierce, FL(-23) Routine flight from treasure key, pilot did normal approach and landing. As a/c began settling it started to veer to the right, pilot realized right main had collapsed and stopped engines. Landing was smooth with no injuries. Investigation revealed…Jul 22, 2001 · Minor damage