# Incident 19961030041219I: Cessna 401A, Titusville, FL, October 30, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1996, 15:01 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Airport: Space Center Executive Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5729° N, 80.8204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Titusville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5729&lon=-80.8204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6274Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6274Q-2013-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401A (registry code 207590D, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520AF
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29,000 total, 1,750 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961030041219I

## Narrative

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

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 20010722022919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010722022919I), Jul 22, 2001: Cessna 401A (N6274Q), Fort Pierce, FL, Minor damage. (-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…

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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