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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 402C · Hyannis, MA · September 23, 1998

Date: September 23, 1998 · 13:55 local
Place: Hyannis, MA
Airport: Barnstable Municipal-Boardman - Pol
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: HYIA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6879R
Reported as: Cessna 402C
People aboard: 9
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,700 total2,000 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N6879RRegistered now · Cessna 402CS/N 402C0611 Airframe modelCessna 402C Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-5)Left gear would not extend. Pilot used emergency blowdown system. Left gear still wouldn't extend. Pilot briefed passengers and landed Hyannis runway 33 at 1355. When left wing tip touched pilot put aircraft into the grass. Pilot initiated evacuation procedures. All passengers and pilot excaped without injury. Minor damage to aircraft. Left prop was feathered, all 3 tips bent. Damage to left wing tip, elevator tip, left flaps, rt inbd flap contacted runway light, and one belly skin. Cause: left up lock hook broke wouldn't release gear.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)LEFT GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. PILOT USED EMERGENCY BLOWDOWN SYSTEM. LEFT GEAR STILL WOULDN'T EXTEND. PILOT BRIEFED PASSENGERS AND LANDED HYANNIS RUNWAY 33 AT 1355. WHEN LEFT WING TIP TOUCHED PILOT PUT AIRCRAFT INTO THE GRASS. PILOT INITIATED EVACUATION PROCEDURES. ALL PASSENGERS AND PILOT EXCAPED WITHOUT INJURY. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. LEFT PROP WAS FEATHERED, ALL 3 TIPS BENT. DAMAGE TO LEFT WING TIP, ELEVATOR TIP, LEFT FLAPS, RT INBD FLAP CONTACTED RUNWAY LIGHT, AND ONE BELLY SKIN. CAUSE: LEFT UP LOCK HOOK BROKE WOULDN'T RELEASE GEAR.