# Accident 20020312003179A: Cessna 402C, Albuquerque, NM, March 12, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2002, 08:30 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Albuquerque International Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: N3BA
- Location: 35.0596° N, 106.6199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0596&lon=-106.6199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38CJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38CJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402C (registry code 207590R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020312003179A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 FTW02LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA091), Mar 12, 2002: Cessna 402C (N38CJ), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the left main landing gear scissors assembly which resulted from improper maintenance.

## Other reports on N38CJ (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20150917015199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150917015199I), Sep 17, 2015: Cessna 402C (N38CJ), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. On September 17, 2015, at 2330 MDT, a Cessna 402-C bearing registration number N38CJ, registered to distribution management corp inc., sustained an engine…
- [Incident 19980213005219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980213005219I), Feb 13, 1998: Cessna 402C (N38CJ), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Narrative: on 02/13/98 at 0454 MST, N38CJ, a Cessna 402C, owned by distribution management corp, inc., and operated by b&m enterprises, dba new Mexico flying…

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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