20220927021499A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 550 · Mcgregor, TX · September 27, 2022

Date
September 27, 2022 · 15:14 local
Place
Mcgregor, TX
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N409ST
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN22LA434
Reported as
Cessna 550
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, unknown or foreign certificate

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Aircraft departed ADS, during the landing sequence at pwg the gear was extended and no horn was noted by pilots or passengers. About the time the nose gear came down, the horn went off and the gear collapsed. The aircraft remained on the runway, but eventually went off the runway. This was due to the right hand main gear collapsing before the l/h main gear. As a passenger stated, the landing was good until it wasn’t.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ADS, DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE AT PWG THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND NO HORN WAS NOTED BY PILOTS OR PASSENGERS. ABOUT THE TIME THE NOSE GEAR CAME DOWN, THE HORN WENT OFF AND THE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED ON THE RUNWAY, BUT EVENTUALLY WENT OFF THE RUNWAY. THIS WAS DUE TO THE RIGHT HAND MAIN GEAR COLLAPSING BEFORE THE L/H MAIN GEAR. AS A PASSENGER STATED, THE LANDING WAS GOOD UNTIL IT WASN’T.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.