# Accident 19970124001529A: Cessna 650, Wilkes Barre Sc, PA, January 24, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1997, 15:21 local time
- Place: Wilkes Barre Sc, PA
- Airport: Wilkes-Barre Scranton International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2405° N, 75.8905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2405&lon=-75.8905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777LF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 650
- Reported engine: GARRTT TFE7313B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,120 total, 52 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970124001529A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLL. GEAR ACTUATOR ROD END BROKEN DUE SIDELOADS LANDING IN STRONG CROSSWINDS.

## 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 NYC97LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA047), Jan 24, 1997: Cessna 650 (N777LF), Wilkes-Barre, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collapse of the left main landing gear as a result of the malfunction of the downlock actuator for undetermined reasons.

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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