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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 402B · El Paso, TX · November 6, 2002

Date: November 6, 2002 · 15:34 local
Place: El Paso, TX
Airport: El Paso International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: V8SA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N561DC
Reported as: Cessna 402B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,550 total300 in this make and model110 in the last 90 days

N561DCRegistration cancelled Oct 31, 2017 · Cessna 402BS/N 402B0561 · Built 1974 Airframe modelCessna 402B Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The aircraft was inbound to chihuahua, Mexico when the pilot extended the landing gear but did not get a green light on the right main gear. He declared an emergency and returned to El Paso, Texas. The aircraft landed and the right main collapsed. The aircraft suffered minor damage. The single occupant pilot was not injured. The right main landing gear upper side brace, p/n 5141001-34, broke at the attach point. A malfunction or defect report was submitted by the operator. 156 records were found on a CE-402, ata 3200, spas query but none were attributed to the upper side brace thus, a safety recommendation was not forwarded.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS INBOUND TO CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO WHEN THE PILOT EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR BUT DID NOT GET A GREEN LIGHT ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO EL PASO, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND THE RIGHT MAIN COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE. THE SINGLE OCCUPANT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPPER SIDE BRACE, P/N 5141001-34, BROKE AT THE ATTACH POINT. A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT WAS SUBMITTED BY THE OPERATOR. 156 RECORDS WERE FOUND ON A CE-402, ATA 3200, SPAS QUERY BUT NONE WERE ATTRIBUTED TO THE UPPER SIDE BRACE THUS, A SAFETY RECOMMENDATION WAS NOT FORWARDED.