- Date
- June 28, 1997, 08:20 local (13:20 UTC)
- Place
- Springfield, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N901BCCessna 402B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1998
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19970628016299A
- Case key
- 10616
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Probable cause
The pilot-in-command's (CFI) inadequate supervision and failure to take remedial action. A factor was the dual student's failure to maintain directional control.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The instructor stated that during the rollout after landing the dual student (a commercial rated single-engine pilot) allowed the airplane to swerve. He said the left main landing gear collapsed before he could take remedial action.
Factual narrative
On June 28, 1997, at 0820 central daylight time, a Cessna 402B, N901BC, registered to Springfield Aircraft Charter & Sales, Inc., of Springfield, Missouri, sustained substantial damage during a landing on runway 20 (7,003' x 150' dry/concrete) near Springfield, Missouri. The airline transport rated check pilot said the airplane swerved and the left main landing gear collapsed. Both pilots reported no injured. The 14 CFR Part 91 crew training flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file. The local flight departed at 0720.
The airline transport rated pilot said he was giving instruction to the commercial rated (single engine) pilot who was occupying the left seat. He said that the airplane swerved on landing and the damage occurred before he could take remedial action.
An inspection of the airplane subsequent to the accident failed to reveal any preexisting mechanical anomalies. The Federal Aviation Administration inspector said that the damage to the airplane was bent structure in the wheel well area and the left main landing gear collapsed from what he described as "side load."
Aircraft
- Registration
- N901BC
- Reported as
- Cessna 402B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 40280379
- Airframe hours
- 8,204
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-E, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Springfield Aircraft Charter
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 23, 1997 · 38 hours before
- Departed
- SGF
- Airport
- SGF · Springfield-Branson Rgnl, runway 20, 7,003 × 150 ft, concrete
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 8,992 total · 6,901 as pilot in command · 189 in the last 90 days · 33 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- KSG
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.