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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 414 · Omaha, NE · October 16, 2002

Date: October 16, 2002 · 13:30 local
Place: Omaha, NE
Airport: Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N726WC
Reported as: Cessna 414
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

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) On October 16, 2002, approximately 1330 CDT, Cessna 414, N726WC, experienced an unsafe gear indication while on approach to the Eppley Airfield (oma), Omaha, NE. The aircraft landed without further incident. Subsequent inspection disclosed that the unsafe gear indication was the result of a broken wire on the LH main landing gear squat switch. The wire was repaired and the aircraft was approved for return to service by Garrett aviation services, Omaha, NE., crs G6NR400Y.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 16, 2002, APPROXIMATELY 1330 CDT, CESSNA 414, N726WC, EXPERIENCED AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION WHILE ON APPROACH TO THE EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), OMAHA, NE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION DISCLOSED THAT THE UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION WAS THE RESULT OF A BROKEN WIRE ON THE LH MAIN LANDING GEAR SQUAT SWITCH. THE WIRE WAS REPAIRED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE BY GARRETT AVIATION SERVICES, OMAHA, NE., CRS G6NR400Y.