# Incident 20030522009869I: Cessna 402C, Miami, FL, May 22, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2003, 11:00 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Tamiami Airport
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.6478° N, 80.4328° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6478&lon=-80.4328&mi=10
- Aircraft: N402DD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N402DD-2009-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,720 total, 2,700 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03IA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03IA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030522009869I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT, MR. FRANK SILVAGNI EXPLAINED, THAT ON MAY 22, 2003, HIM, AND CO-PILOT MARVIN GOODE CERTIFICATE ALONG WITH MR. JOEL VALLE, (AIRCRAFT MECHANIC) WENT ON A TEST FLIGHT ON ABOVE AIRCRAFT, AS REQUIRED AFTER AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT AND COMPLETION OF AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. HE CONTINUED SAYING, UPON RETURN OF THE FLIGHT, THE APPROACH AND LANDING WERE NORMAL UNTIL ROLLOUT, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT PULLED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AND IT FELT THE BRAKES WERE LOCKING UP. HE SAID HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE PAVEMENT BUT THE AIRCRAFT ROLLOUT THE LAST FEW SECONDS LIKE IF IT HAD A BLOWN TIRE. HE CALLED TOWER AND REPORTED HAVING BRAKES PROBLEM, UPON THE AIRCRAFT, MR. VALLE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, AND NOTICED THE LEFT MAIN SCISSOR ASSEMBLY HAD COME OFF THE BOLT CAUSING THE TIRE TO TURN APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES TO THE LEFT ALONG WITH THE HYDRAULIC.

## 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 MIA03IA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03IA110), May 22, 2003: Cessna 402C (N402DD), Miami, FL, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The inadequate annual inspection of the airplane by other maintenance personnel for failure to note an incorrect washer was installed securing the upper and lower torque links, resulting in…

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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