# Incident 20160917018749I: Cessna 402C, September 17, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2016, 11:50 local time
- Airport: Luis Munoz Marin International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HYIA
- Aircraft: N385CA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N385CA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402C (registry code 207590R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160917018749I

## Narrative

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

ON APPROACH INTO ST THOMAS THE PILOT RECEIVED A REPORT FROM COMPANY FREQUENCY WARNING THE PILOT OF A LANDING GEAR PROBLEM AFTER GEAR EXTENSION. THE PILOT DIVERTED TO SAN JUAN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED SAFELY.  THE RIGHT LOWER MAIN LANDING GEAR TORQUE LINK HAD FAILED AT THE LOWER INBOARD FITTING ALLOWING THE LOWER GEAR AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO ROTATE FREELY.

## Other reports on N385CA (1)

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

- [Incident 20210814011469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210814011469I), Aug 14, 2021: Cessna 402C (N385CA), Christiansted, VI, Minor damage. Aircraft landed at stx runway 10 and departed the runway surface into the grass area surface. The pilot noticed that the left main wheel assembly had separated…

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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