FTW78FPG29

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 402A · Little Rock, AR · May 8, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 8, 1978
Place
Little Rock, AR · LITTLE ROCK, AR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N4535QCessna 402A
Status
Completed · report June 5, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780508009189A
Case key
142179

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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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3-0791   78/5/8    LITTLE ROCK,AR      CESSNA 402A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1145                    N4535Q              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      37, 7500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        1555 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ADAMS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEMPHIS,TN                  LITTLE ROCK,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- L BELLCRANK ASSY FAILED FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.

Aircraft

Registration
N4535Q
Reported as
Cessna 402A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Adams Field

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.