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FAA incident report · Cessna 401A · Oxnard, CA · February 2, 2004

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Date
February 2, 2004 · 13:30 local
Place
Oxnard, CA
Airport
Oxnard Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N777CH
Reported as
Cessna 401A
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520E
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,900 total850 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) On 02-02-04, Dr. Dennis lane tank certificate number 2109160, was piloting aircraft N777CH, Cessna 401-A, s/n 401A0085, from hemet, CA to Oxnard, CA. The pilot along with his wife, privacy data omitted and two small dogs departed hemet (hmt) at approximately 1230. The flight was normal. On approach to Oxnard he lowered the landing gear. The right landing gear light was not green. The pilot tested the bulb and found it operational. He requested the tower to verify all three wheels down, and they stated that one of the landing gears did not appear to be down. He tried to land. At the moment of contact the right wheel he felt it gave away and he executed a missed approach and informed the tower of the situation. He cycled the gear both normal and manually five or six times, also, made abrupt movements to attempt to lock the gear in place. The pilot decided to land. A per tower advice. The pilot landed on runway 7. The right landing gear collapsed. The emergency vehicles were at the scene. The pilot, his wife and two small dogs were able to get out of the aircraft. Nobody was injured. There was no fatalities. There was no damage to any other aircraft or property.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 02-02-04, DR. DENNIS LANE TANK CERTIFICATE NUMBER 2109160, WAS PILOTING AIRCRAFT N777CH, CESSNA 401-A, S/N 401A0085, FROM HEMET, CA TO OXNARD, CA. THE PILOT ALONG WITH HIS WIFE, ^PRIVACY DATA ^ AND TWO SMALL DOGS DEPARTED HEMET (HMT) AT APPROXIMATELY 1230. THE FLIGHT WAS NORMAL. ON APPROACH TO OXNARD HE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR LIGHT WAS NOT GREEN. THE PILOT TESTED THE BULB AND FOUND IT OPERATIONAL. HE REQUESTED THE TOWER TO VERIFY ALL THREE WHEELS DOWN, AND THEY STATED THAT ONE OF THE LANDING GEARS DID NOT APPEAR TO BE DOWN. HE TRIED TO LAND. AT THE MOMENT OF CONTACT THE RIGHT WHEEL HE FELT IT GAVE AWAY AND HE EXECUTED A MISSED APPROACH AND INFORMED THE TOWER OF THE SITUATION. HE CYCLED THE GEAR BOTH NORMAL AND MANUALLY FIVE OR SIX TIMES, ALSO, MADE ABRUPT MOVEMENTS TO ATTEMPT TO LOCK THE GEAR IN PLACE. THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND. A PER TOWER ADVICE. THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 7. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE EMERGENCY VEHICLES WERE AT THE SCENE. THE PILOT, HIS WIFE AND TWO SMALL DOGS WERE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT. NOBODY WAS INJURED. THERE WAS NO FATALITIES. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO ANY OTHER AIRCRAFT OR PROPERTY.