18.4663° N, 66.1057° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 4, 1999 · 14:21 local
Place
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Airport
San Juan/Puerto Rico International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
IMYA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N87280
Reported as
Cessna 402B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,222 total123 in this make and model110 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Upon returning to the departure airport due to communication equipment difficulties, an unsafe right main landing gear indication was observed by the pilot. Landing gear was recycled which resulted in a three gree/down and locked indication. Gear position was confirmed with the control tower. Upon landing, the right main landing gear collapsed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) UPON RETURNING TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT DUE TO COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT DIFFICULTIES, AN UNSAFE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATION WAS OBSERVED BY THE PILOT. LANDING GEAR WAS RECYCLED WHICH RESULTED IN A THREE GREE/DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. GEAR POSITION WAS CONFIRMED WITH THE CONTROL TOWER. UPON LANDING, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.