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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 402B · Fairfield, NJ · July 31, 2013

Date: July 31, 2013 · 22:14 local
Place: Fairfield, NJ
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3MZ
Reported as: Cessna 402B
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 14,170 total3,500 in this make and model61 in the last 90 days

N3MZRegistration cancelled Mar 2, 2018 · Cessna 402BS/N 402B0220 · Built 1972 Airframe modelCessna 402B Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On July 31, 2013 a Cessna 402B, N3MZ, landed gear up in caldwell, NJ (cdw) at 2214L. In a report the airman stated he made a normal downwind entry to runway 22. Approach flaps were set and the pilot turned for his base leg. The pilot overshot final due to many ground lights and not being able to see the runway. The aircraft was 25 to 30 degrees off from centerline and the airman adjusted his final and applied full flaps. The aircraft then landed with the landing gear stowed.

The pilot further stated that he forgot to extend the landing gear and there were no mechanical irregularities that would have prevented its proper operation. The aircraft was later placed on jacks and the landing gear was extended normally.

The initial review of the aircraft records indicate there maybe additional airworthiness violations to be handled as a separate matter.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 31, 2013 A CESSNA 402B, N3MZ, LANDED GEAR UP IN CALDWELL, NJ (CDW) AT 2214L. IN A REPORT THE AIRMAN STATED HE MADE A NORMAL DOWNWIND ENTRY TO RUNWAY 22. APPROACH FLAPS WERE SET AND THE PILOT TURNED FOR HIS BASE LEG. THE PILOT OVERSHOT FINAL DUE TO MANY GROUND LIGHTS AND NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS 25 TO 30 DEGREES OFF FROM CENTERLINE AND THE AIRMAN ADJUSTED HIS FINAL AND APPLIED FULL FLAPS. THE AIRCRAFT THEN LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR STOWED.

THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT HE FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR AND THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED ITS PROPER OPERATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LATER PLACED ON JACKS AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED NORMALLY.

THE INITIAL REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS INDICATE THERE MAYBE ADDITIONAL AIRWORTHINESS VIOLATIONS TO BE HANDLED AS A SEPARATE MATTER.