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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 414A · Dickinson, ND · February 1, 2007

Date
February 1, 2007 · 16:36 local
Place
Dickinson, ND
Airport
Dickinson Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6631C
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI07LA064
Reported as
Cessna 414A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,268 total818 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

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) Pilot lowered gear in preparation for landing, and did not get a successful gear down and locked indication. He cycled the gear several times and only received a nose gear down and locked indication. Pilot performed emergency gear extension and received a nose gear down and locked indication. The pilot then performed a fly by in order for ground personnel to visually check gear position. Ground personnel reported to the pilot that the gear appeared to be down and locked. Upon landing the right main gear collapsed and aircraft settled on the right wing tip and spun around.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT LOWERED GEAR IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING, AND DID NOT GET A SUCCESSFUL GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. HE CYCLED THE GEAR SEVERAL TIMES AND ONLY RECEIVED A NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION AND RECEIVED A NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. THE PILOT THEN PERFORMED A FLY BY IN ORDER FOR GROUND PERSONNEL TO VISUALLY CHECK GEAR POSITION. GROUND PERSONNEL REPORTED TO THE PILOT THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN AND LOCKED. UPON LANDING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON THE RIGHT WING TIP AND SPUN AROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.