20070911831589I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 402A · Nassau, Bahamas · September 11, 2007

Date
September 11, 2007 · 15:25 local
Place
Nassau, Bahamas
Airport
International Airport, New Providence Is
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
MYJA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N170SA
Reported as
Cessna 402A
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,895 total400 in this make and model180 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) Due to the miami ifo failure to conduct the investigation I was assigned the investigation on January 2008. Single pilot on approach reported normal procedures. On touch down on runway with main gear, left gear collapsed causing the aircraft to veer left abruptly according to pilot statement. At the scene Bahamas civil aviation privacy data omitted performed the on site investigation. N170SA had its 100 hrs on 7/29/2007 at hobbs time 785.5 by privacy data omitted. Down lock landing gear broken about one inch below upper swivel bolt. No corrosion found in area. Upper part of the landing gear down lock mechanism shows damage. Cabin floorboards were removed to gain access to the landing gear extension/retraction system. Mechanic inspected gear box, actuators, links, all parts were found in good condition.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DUE TO THE MIAMI IFO FAILURE TO CONDUCT THE INVESTIGATION I WAS ASSIGNED THE INVESTIGATION ON JANUARY 2008. SINGLE PILOT ON APPROACH REPORTED NORMAL PROCEDURES. ON TOUCH DOWN ON RUNWAY WITH MAIN GEAR, LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT ABRUPTLY ACCORDING TO PILOT STATEMENT. AT THE SCENE BAHAMAS CIVIL AVIATION ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PERFORMED THE ON SITE INVESTIGATION. N170SA HAD ITS 100 HRS ON 7/29/2007 AT HOBBS TIME 785.5 BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. DOWN LOCK LANDING GEAR BROKEN ABOUT ONE INCH BELOW UPPER SWIVEL BOLT. NO CORROSION FOUND IN AREA. UPPER PART OF THE LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK MECHANISM SHOWS DAMAGE. CABIN FLOORBOARDS WERE REMOVED TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION/RETRACTION SYSTEM. MECHANIC INSPECTED GEAR BOX, ACTUATORS, LINKS, ALL PARTS WERE FOUND IN GOOD CONDITION.