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FAA incident report · Cessna 414 · Napa, CA · March 18, 1999

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Date
March 18, 1999 · 18:13 local
Place
Napa, CA
Airport
Napa County Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
AWOA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1624T
Reported as
Cessna 414
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,600 total400 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
N1624TRegistered now · Cessna 414S/N 414-0404Airframe modelCessna 414Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-5) Pilot landed at apc with three green gear safe indicator lights illuminated. As main gear touched down, the right main gear unsafe light came on. After a short roll out, the right main gear collapsed. Inspection found the side brace lock link end fitting assembly failed in the threaded area at the jam nut. Closer inspection of failed part showed signs that the part was cracked or broken in the threaded area for some time. Push-pull tube (p/n: 0840125-15) failed also in the collapse of the right main landing gear. The aircraft sustained minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) PILOT LANDED AT APC WITH THREE GREEN GEAR SAFE INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. AS MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER A SHORT ROLL OUT, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. INSPECTION FOUND THE SIDE BRACE LOCK LINK END FITTING ASSEMBLY FAILED IN THE THREADED AREA AT THE JAM NUT. CLOSER INSPECTION OF FAILED PART SHOWED SIGNS THAT THE PART WAS CRACKED OR BROKEN IN THE THREADED AREA FOR SOME TIME. PUSH-PULL TUBE (P/N: 0840125-15) FAILED ALSO IN THE COLLAPSE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.