20210410005899I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 401 · Kailua Kona, HI · April 10, 2021

Date: April 10, 2021 · 15:28 local
Place: Kailua Kona, HI
Airport: Kona International At Keahole
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3264Q
Reported as: Cessna 401
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 645 total

N3264QRegistered now · Cessna 401S/N 401-0064 · Built 1967 Airframe modelCessna 401 Engine modelContinental IO-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.

Pilot was on approach to land at Kona international airport when they lowered the gear. Pilot did not get three green lights. Pilot cycled the gear in an attempt to correct the problem and right main landing gear still did not indicate down. Pilot then requested to fly by the tower for visual confirmation of the gear. Tower relayed the gear appeared down. Pilot circled and attempted to land. Upon touchdown, the right main landing gear collapsed and the aircraft veered to the right and onto a service road leading to the runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS ON APPROACH TO LAND AT KONA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WHEN THEY LOWERED THE GEAR. PILOT DID NOT GET THREE GREEN LIGHTS. PILOT CYCLED THE GEAR IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STILL DID NOT INDICATE DOWN. PILOT THEN REQUESTED TO FLY BY THE TOWER FOR VISUAL CONFIRMATION OF THE GEAR. TOWER RELAYED THE GEAR APPEARED DOWN. PILOT CIRCLED AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND ONTO A SERVICE ROAD LEADING TO THE RUNWAY.

Other reports on N3264Q · 1

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

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