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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 402B · Eleuthera, Bahamas · March 21, 1998

Date: March 21, 1998 · 15:00 local
Place: Eleuthera, Bahamas
Airport: Rock Sound Intrl
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: AFWA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N402PA
Reported as: Cessna 402B
People aboard: 8
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,185 total250 in this make and model850 in the last 90 days

N402PARegistered now · Cessna 402BS/N 402B0329 · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna 402B Engine modelContinental TSIO-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 March 21, 1998, during a flight to Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas, the pilot stated that he had a total electrical failure and had to use the emergency procedures to manually extend the landing gear. He then made a no flap landing. At about 100 ft. into the roll out the right main gear collapsed. After the aircraft came to a stop he evacuated the passengers without injury. After replacing both propellers, and recharging the battery, the landing gears were secured and the aircraft was ferried to ft. lauderdale, Florida, for repairs without further incident. The pilot did not completely extend the landing gear to the down and lock position. This caused the landing gear to collapse when the aircraft weight was fully applied.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 21, 1998, DURING A FLIGHT TO ROCK SOUND, ELEUTHERA, BAHAMAS, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD A TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. HE THEN MADE A NO FLAP LANDING. AT ABOUT 100 FT. INTO THE ROLL OUT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP HE EVACUATED THE PASSENGERS WITHOUT INJURY. AFTER REPLACING BOTH PROPELLERS, AND RECHARGING THE BATTERY, THE LANDING GEARS WERE SECURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, FOR REPAIRS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE PILOT DID NOT COMPLETELY EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR TO THE DOWN AND LOCK POSITION. THIS CAUSED THE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WEIGHT WAS FULLY APPLIED.