# Incident 19980904038849I: Cessna 402B, Springdale, AR, September 4, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1998, 10:05 local time
- Place: Springdale, AR
- Airport: Springdale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HBCA
- Location: 36.1764° N, 94.1192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPRINGDALE MUNI (ASG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1764&lon=-94.1192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7886Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7886Q-2019-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980904038849I

## Narrative

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

(-5) ON TAKEOFF OUT OF FSM, (ENROUTE FROM FSM TO ASG), FSM TOWER NOTIFIED THE PILOT THAT HIS L/H MLG DOOR WAS NOT FULLY CLOSED. THE PILOT ELECTED TO PROCEED TO ASG, AND EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING. HE HAD AN UNSAFE INDICATION ON THE L/H MLG, AND FLEW PAST THE TOWER FOR A VISUAL CHECK OF THE GEAR. HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE L/H MLG APPEARED TO BE EXTENDED. THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 18, AND ROLLED ABOUT 500 FEET, AT WHICH TIME THE L/H MLG FOLDED AFT UNDER ITS NACELLE, THE L/H PROP STRIKING THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWN THE RUNWAY FOR ANOTHER 1300 FT, COMING TO REST IN THE DIRT OFF THE L/H SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE SLOTTED PIN WHICH RETAINED THE PIN SHAFT (P/N 0841011) IN THE FORWARD LUG OF THE MLG STRUT HAD SHEARED AT SOME TIME IN THE PAST, ALLOWING THE PIN SHAFT TO MIGRATE FORWARD INTO THE FORWARD TRUNNION BEARINGS ENOUGH TO RELEASE THE FORWARD LUG OF THE L/H MLG STRUT FROM ITS PIVOT POINT IN THE FORWARD TRUNNION. TRUNNION BEARINGS WERE FREE AND LUBRICATED.

## Other reports on N7886Q (2)

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

- [Accident 20070124002369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070124002369A), Jan 24, 2007: Cessna 402B (N7886Q), Milwaukee, WI, Substantial damage. (-23) N7886Q, a freight runners express Cessna 402 aircraft, while taxiing to the cargo ramp, collided in the taxiway intersection at a and A2, with another…
- [Incident 19910328021579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910328021579I), Mar 28, 1991: Cessna 402B (N7886Q), Harrison, AR, Minor damage. When pilot started right engine the wing exploded. No fuel leak or other cause found.

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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