19990214038179I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 414 · Ocala, FL · February 14, 1999

Date: February 14, 1999 · 16:31 local
Place: Ocala, FL
Airport: Ocala Municipal-Jim Taylor Field
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2UC
Reported as: Cessna 414
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520N
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,200 total800 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On February 14, 1999, at approximately 1520 local N2UC a Cessna 414 enroute from orlando, FL to tuscaloosa experienced a complete electrical failure and diverted to Ocala, FL (ocf). Pilot used a hand held comm. Device to contact ocf ctaf/unicom and made a fly-by after extending the landing gear. A manual/emerg. Procedures. Was told gear appeared down and locked. Pilot made a soft field landing and when nose gear touched down, the main right gear followed by the left main gear collapsed causing the aircraft to skid off of runway initially and return to runway surface after pilot applied full left rudder. Skid marks and prop strikes comfirm aircraft direction after landing. Nose gear remained down and locked. No injuries to pilot or occupants. Minor damage to aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 14, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 1520 LOCAL N2UC A CESSNA 414 ENROUTE FROM ORLANDO, FL TO TUSCALOOSA EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND DIVERTED TO OCALA, FL (OCF). PILOT USED A HAND HELD COMM. DEVICE TO CONTACT OCF CTAF/UNICOM AND MADE A FLY-BY AFTER EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR. A MANUAL/EMERG. PROCEDURES. WAS TOLD GEAR APPEARED DOWN AND LOCKED. PILOT MADE A SOFT FIELD LANDING AND WHEN NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, THE MAIN RIGHT GEAR FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SKID OFF OF RUNWAY INITIALLY AND RETURN TO RUNWAY SURFACE AFTER PILOT APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER. SKID MARKS AND PROP STRIKES COMFIRM AIRCRAFT DIRECTION AFTER LANDING. NOSE GEAR REMAINED DOWN AND LOCKED. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR OCCUPANTS. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.