What happened
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(.19) On March 12, 2002, at 0830 mountain standard time, a Cessna 402C airplane, N38CJ, registered to and operated by aero charter and transport of Albuquerque, new Mexico, was substantially damaged when its right main landing gear collapsed while landing on runway 3 at the Albuquerque International Airport, Albuquerque, new Mexico. The commercial pilot, who was the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the TITLE14 code of federal regulations part 135 cargo flight. The flight originated at 0740 from show low, Arizona. (-23) Mr. George rangayi matimba was on final approach in a Cessna 402C, N38CJ, to runway 03 abq on a part 135 cargo flight for aero charter and transport inc., at approximately 0900 local time on 03/12/02. Upon touchdown and rollout the upper and lower torque links on the r/h main landing gear separated causing the aircraft to veer sharply to right off the runway. When the nose landing gear came into contact with sand off the edge of the runway it collapsed. Both the engines were still turning and struck the ground. Th e aircraft came to rest approximately 20 feet from the right edge of the runway and approximately 100O feet from touchdown, visual meteorological condtions prevailed at the time, and a IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged but the pilot was not injured. The flight originated at showlow, AZ March 12th 2002.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON MARCH 12, 2002, AT 0830 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 402C AIRPLANE, N38CJ, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY AERO CHARTER AND TRANSPORT OF ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN ITS RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 3 AT THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE TITLE14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 135 CARGO FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 0740 FROM SHOW LOW, ARIZONA. (-23) MR. GEORGE RANGAYI MATIMBA WAS ON FINAL APPROACH IN A CESSNA 402C, N38CJ, TO RUNWAY 03 ABQ ON A PART 135 CARGO FLIGHT FOR AERO CHARTER AND TRANSPORT INC., AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 LOCAL TIME ON 03/12/02. UPON TOUCHDOWN AND ROLLOUT THE UPPER AND LOWER TORQUE LINKS ON THE R/H MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER SHARPLY TO RIGHT OFF THE RUNWAY. WHEN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR CAME INTO CONTACT WITH SAND OFF THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY IT COLLAPSED. BOTH THE ENGINES WERE STILL TURNING AND STRUCK THE GROUND. TH E AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET FROM THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND APPROXIMATELY 100O FEET FROM TOUCHDOWN, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDTIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED BUT THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SHOWLOW, AZ MARCH 12TH 2002.
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