# Accident 20000502011399A: Cessna 501, Orlando, FL, May 2, 2000 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 2, 2000, 19:13 local time - Place: Orlando, FL - Airport: Orlando International - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 28.4289° N, 81.3161° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4289&lon=-81.3161&mi=10 - Aircraft: N56LW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56LW) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 501 (registry code 2076603, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-501) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1A (registry code 52110, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-1a) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 501 - Reported engine: PWA JT15D1A - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 3,132 total, 776 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA050) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000502011399A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) ON MAY 3, 2000, AT 1913 EST, A CESSNA CITATION 501, N56LW, OWNED AND OPERATED BY^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED ON RUNWAY 18R AT THE ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT NEAR ORLANDO, FLORIDA. DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRPLANE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. NEITHER THE PILOT OR PASSENGER WERE INJURED. THE PILOT,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH AN INSTRUMENT RATING AND A CESSNA 500 TYPE RATING. HIS CERTIFICATE NUMBER 455724438. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE LEESBURG AIRPORT, LEESBURG, FLORIDA ON MAY 2, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 1840 EDT. (.4) ON MAY 2, 2000, AT 1913 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME. A CESSNA 501, CITATION, N56LW, LANDED WITH THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED ON RUNWAY 18 AT THE ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PR IVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED LEESBURG, FLORIDA AT 1850. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHILE ENROUTE TO LAND HE SILENCED THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN AND FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. JUST PRIOR TO THE TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN TRANSIT, AND THE RIGHT LANDINGG EAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED APPROX. 2500 FEET ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT WING ASSEMBLY RECEIVED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND LEAKED JET FUEL FROM THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE RIGHT WING ASSEMBLY. THE EXAMINATION AND THE FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE AIRPLANE FAILED TO DISCLOSE A MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYSTEM. THE PILOT ALSO DID NOT REPORT A MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE AIRPLANE. REPORTEDLY, THE PILOT STATED HE FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR, AS INSTRUCTED IN THE NORMAL PRE-LANDING CHECKLIST. ## 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 ATL00LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA050), May 2, 2000: Cessna 501 (N56LW), Orlando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the landing checklist that resulted in the delay of lowering the landing gear before touchdown. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.