- Date
- December 26, 1990, 09:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place
- Richland, VA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8138FCessna 402
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19901226066239A
- Case key
- 11651
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Probable cause
Failure of the left main landing gear scissor assembly.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that the approach and landing were normal. Shortly after brake application, the pilot felt a strong vibration and the airplane veered to the left. The airplane skidded off the left side of the runway and down an embankment before it came to a stop in a small river. Post- accident investigation revealed the left main landing gear scissor assembly failed. The airplane had been flown 8 hours since its most recent 100 hour inspection.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8138F
- Reported as
- Cessna 402
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4020232
- Airframe hours
- 7,727
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-E, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Kci Enterprise Inc
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 30, 1990 · 8 hours before
- Departed
- CKB · Clarksburg, WV
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- 7A4 · Richlands, runway 26, 3,435 × 41 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 7,727 total · 500 in this make and model · 6,801 as pilot in command · 132 in the last 90 days · 26 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 21 °F, dew point 12 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8138F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.