# Incident 19990325044779I: Cessna 550, State College, PA, March 25, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1999, 15:45 local time
- Place: State College, PA
- Airport: University Park
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7899° N, 77.8505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7899&lon=-77.8505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37MH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37MH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 550 (registry code 2076604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-550) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 series (registry code 52112, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 550
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,520 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99IA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99IA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990325044779I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER LANDING A RIGHT TURN OFF THE RUNWAY WAS ABOUT 1/3 COMPLETE WHEN GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED AND LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC99IA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99IA079), Mar 25, 1999: Cessna 550 (N37MH), State College, PA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: Improper assembly of the left main landing gear (LMLG) actuator by the airplane manufacturer, which resulted in an incorrect 'locked' indication on the LMLG switch, and the subsequent collapse of the…

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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