# NTSB ERA12WA067: Cessna 402, Quibdo, Colombia, November 4, 2011

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 4, 2011, 16:40 local (16:40 UTC)
- Place: Quibdo, Colombia
- Coordinates: 5.69, -76.64167 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=5.6900&lon=-76.6417&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 10 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: FAA AAI-100
- NTSB case key (mKey): 82272
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA12WA067
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/82272/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82272
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12WA067

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On November 4, 2011, about 1640 UTC, a Cessna 402C, Colombian registration HK4417, registered to and operated by AeroEjecutivos De Antioquia S.A. experienced collapse of the left main landing gear during the takeoff roll from El Carano Airport (SKUI), Quibdo, Colombia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and flight plan information is unknown for the foreign air taxi flight to E. Olaya Herrera Airport (SKMD), Medellin, Colombia. The airplane sustained minor damage and there were no injuries to the certificated commercial pilot or co-pilot, nor to the 8 passengers. The flight was originating at the time of the occurrence. According to personnel from the Colombia Civil Aviation Authority, about 1,000 feet into the takeoff roll on runway 13 which is an asphalt runway, excessive vibration was noted followed by collapse of the left main landing gear. The airplane departed the left side of the runway and came to rest upright with the left main landing gear separated. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Colombia. Any further information can be obtained from: Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronautica Civil Aeropuerto Internacional El Dorado Bogota, Colombia Telephone: 571.425.1000 This report is for informational purposes only, and contains information released by or obtained for the Government of Colombia.

## Aircraft

- Registration: HK4417 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402 (C)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 402C0020
- Airframe hours: 6310
- Engines: CONTINENTAL reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: AeroEjecutivos De Antioquia S.A.
- Registered owner: AeroEjecutivos De Antioquia S.A.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, October 10, 2011
- Departed: SKUI, Quibdo
- Destination: SKMD, Medellin
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: SKUI, El Carano Airport, runway 13, 4,265 × 98 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: none; commercial, foreign; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; seat: left
- Co-pilot; injuries: none; foreign, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; seat: right

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,800 ft broken
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter: 29.84 inHg
- Observed at: SKUI

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 20, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82272. 101 KB in all.

- Foreign Accident Statement (item 1, .PDF, 101 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40360253&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Foreign%20Accident%20Statement-Master.PDF

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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