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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 414A · White Plains, NY · May 22, 2025

Date
May 22, 2025 · 17:59 local
Place
White Plains, NY
Airport
Westchester County
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N50EM
Reported as
Cessna 414A
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520-NB
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,114 total

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.

Pilot stated that it was a normal approach and landing when the nose gear suddenly started to collapse upon landing. He recalled all 3 indicating lights were green. The initial touchdown was smooth. There were no injuries. Both propellers were damage due to a propeller strike during the landing.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT IT WAS A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING WHEN THE NOSE GEAR SUDDENLY STARTED TO COLLAPSE UPON LANDING. HE RECALLED ALL 3 INDICATING LIGHTS WERE GREEN. THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN WAS SMOOTH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. BOTH PROPELLERS WERE DAMAGE DUE TO A PROPELLER STRIKE DURING THE LANDING.