# Incident 20060221009169I: Cessna 402B, West Palm Beach, FL, February 21, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2006, 14:01 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400AR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400AR-2006-12-08) (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 402B
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060221009169I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 23RD, 2006 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS OPERATING CESSNA 402B, REGISTRATION NUMBER N400AR FROM STUART, FL (SUA) TO WEST PALM BEACH, FL (PBI). VISUAL FLIGHT RULES PREVAILED. UPON LANDING THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE TRUNION (P/N 5041000-201) ON THE L/H MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT CAUSING THE COLLAPSE OF THE L/H MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED 180 DEGREES TO THE LEFT AND SLID OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 27L, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND LEFT PROPELLER. A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT TO BE SUBMITTED.

## Other reports on N400AR (2)

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

- [Accident 19980403005509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980403005509A), Apr 3, 1998: Cessna 402B (N400AR), West Palm Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Crashed into RVR lights when right main gear collapsed due hard. Crabbed landing. Had made abrupt turn for alignmen (.4)according to the passengers, they…
- [Incident 19860619043579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860619043579I), Jun 19, 1986: Cessna 402B (N400AR), Huntington Beac, CA. Emergency exit door separated aircraft at cruise. Cause of separation undetermined.

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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