ANC71IA051

NTSB incident investigation · Cessna 402 · Seldovia, AK · April 6, 1971

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 6, 1971
Place
Seldovia, AK · SELDOVIA, AK
Injuries
9 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4536QCessna 402
Status
Completed · report January 4, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161335

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0015   71/4/6    SELDOVIA,ALAS       CESSNA 402          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1435                    N4536Q              PX-  0  0  8  AIR TAXI-PASSG            2300 TOTAL HOURS, 650 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SELDOVIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KODIAK,ALAS                 SELDOVIA,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- LMG HIT WATER FILLED HOLE IN RWY. UNATTENDED ARPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N4536Q
Reported as
Cessna 402
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Seldovia