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FAA incident report · Cessna 402 · Caldwell, ID · March 14, 2021

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Date
March 14, 2021 · 15:00 local
Place
Caldwell, ID
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
4SDJ
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N82TA
Reported as
Cessna 402
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520-E
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
N82TARegistered now · Cessna 402S/N 402-0156 · Built 1968Airframe modelCessna 402Engine modelContinental TSIO-520-EReciprocating

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What happened

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

N82TA experienced a loud bang after take off and transitioning landing gear to the up position for a parachute event. Pilot tried to cycle gear several times both electrically and manually to see if the gear would work for landing. During inflight check of gear the right main gear down lock indicator would not illuminate. The pilot continued to parachute jumping altitude and cleared all jumpers and returned to eul for landing with only the pilot on board. The pilot communicated with two other local aircraft to confirm gear position. It was noted all three gear looked to be down, but could not confirm they were locked. The pilot initiated a landing at eul at the slowest speed possible to reduce any possible damage. Upon touching down and reducing airspeed the right main gear collapsed. The aircraft slid to the right doing a 360* spin off into the apron dirt. The aircraft was lifted, gear down arm was physically secured and towed to the hanger. During FAA inspection of the aircraft, minimal damage was done to wing surface. Normal propeller damage was noted with prop strike under power.

As the FAA filed it

N82TA EXPERIENCED A LOUD BANG AFTER TAKE OFF AND TRANSITIONING LANDING GEAR TO THE UP POSITION FOR A PARACHUTE EVENT. PILOT TRIED TO CYCLE GEAR SEVERAL TIMES BOTH ELECTRICALLY AND MANUALLY TO SEE IF THE GEAR WOULD WORK FOR LANDING. DURING INFLIGHT CHECK OF GEAR THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOWN LOCK INDICATOR WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO PARACHUTE JUMPING ALTITUDE AND CLEARED ALL JUMPERS AND RETURNED TO EUL FOR LANDING WITH ONLY THE PILOT ON BOARD. THE PILOT COMMUNICATED WITH TWO OTHER LOCAL AIRCRAFT TO CONFIRM GEAR POSITION. IT WAS NOTED ALL THREE GEAR LOOKED TO BE DOWN, BUT COULD NOT CONFIRM THEY WERE LOCKED. THE PILOT INITIATED A LANDING AT EUL AT THE SLOWEST SPEED POSSIBLE TO REDUCE ANY POSSIBLE DAMAGE. UPON TOUCHING DOWN AND REDUCING AIRSPEED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO THE RIGHT DOING A 360* SPIN OFF INTO THE APRON DIRT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED, GEAR DOWN ARM WAS PHYSICALLY SECURED AND TOWED TO THE HANGER. DURING FAA INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, MINIMAL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO WING SURFACE. NORMAL PROPELLER DAMAGE WAS NOTED WITH PROP STRIKE UNDER POWER.