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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 402C · Fort Lauderdale, FL · April 1, 2013

Date
April 1, 2013 · 16:43 local
Place
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Airport
Fort Lauderdale Executive
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
VQ-TIN
Reported as
Cessna 402C
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
9,500 total8,500 in this make and model160 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.

On April 01/2013 a Cessna 402C reg vq-tin nose gear collapsed during landing rollout at kfxe rwy 13. This caused substantial damage to engines /propellers and the nose section of the aircraft. The aircraft underwent maintenance at eams (e.a. management services inc.) an aircraft maintenance company at kfxe airport. The work performed was detailed on eams w.o. 888 and was authorized via by the caa (turk & caicos islands) approval ref: otar part 145-TCI-005/F. The required maintenance to be performed was documented on caicos express airways amo additional worksheets #CAA/TC/007 and maintenance release was done by Mr. Donald pieters authorized by caicos express airways. After the maintenance release on April/01/2013 the aircraft departed kfxe, upon gear retraction the nose gear did not retract. The pilot selected the gear down and confirmed down and locks with cockpit indicator lights landed at kfxc and on roll out the nose gear collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 01/2013 A CESSNA 402C REG VQ-TIN NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING ROLLOUT AT KFXE RWY 13. THIS CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ENGINES /PROPELLERS AND THE NOSE SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT UNDERWENT MAINTENANCE AT EAMS (E.A. MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC.) AN AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE COMPANY AT KFXE AIRPORT. THE WORK PERFORMED WAS DETAILED ON EAMS W.O. 888 AND WAS AUTHORIZED VIA BY THE CAA (TURK & CAICOS ISLANDS) APPROVAL REF: OTAR PART 145-TCI-005/F. THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE TO BE PERFORMED WAS DOCUMENTED ON CAICOS EXPRESS AIRWAYS AMO ADDITIONAL WORKSHEETS #CAA/TC/007 AND MAINTENANCE RELEASE WAS DONE BY MR. DONALD PIETERS AUTHORIZED BY CAICOS EXPRESS AIRWAYS. AFTER THE MAINTENANCE RELEASE ON APRIL/01/2013 THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KFXE, UPON GEAR RETRACTION THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. THE PILOT SELECTED THE GEAR DOWN AND CONFIRMED DOWN AND LOCKS WITH COCKPIT INDICATOR LIGHTS LANDED AT KFXC AND ON ROLL OUT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.