# Incident 20120910017959I: Cessna 402B, Opa Locka, FL, September 10, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2012, 16:50 local time
- Place: Opa Locka, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka Executive
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9075° N, 80.2781° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9075&lon=-80.2781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N218LG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N218LG-2016-12-21) (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 MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 9,433 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12IA559](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12IA559) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120910017959I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED AT OPF ON RUNWAY 27R. AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING OFF OF THE RUNWAY, WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. INSPECTION REVEALED A BROKEN BELLCRANK ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR.

## 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 ERA12IA559](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12IA559), Sep 10, 2012: Cessna 402B (N218LG), Opa-Locka, FL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s turning the airplane too sharply while exiting the runway, which resulted in the failure of the right main landing gear bellcrank due to an overstress fracture.

## Other reports on N218LG (1)

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

- [Incident 20040301003409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040301003409I), Mar 1, 2004: Cessna 402B (N218LG), Miami, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landed the left gear collapsed. Minor damage to the left wing tip, aileron, flap, prop, and gear.

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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