LAX78IA078

NTSB incident investigation · Cessna 402B · Phoenix, AZ · September 21, 1978

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 21, 1978
Place
Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N98685Cessna 402B
Status
Completed · report February 21, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780921034609I
Case key
139542

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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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5-0025  78/9/21    PHOENIX,AZ          CESSNA 402B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 4843
        TIME - 1545                    N98685              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 625 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHOENIX SKY HBR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,AZ                  TUCSON,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              TAKEOFF: RUN
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- LEFT WHEEL BEARING,P/N 07100,FAILED,WHEEL SEPARATED.LNDD WHEELS UP AFTER FUEL BURNOFF.

Aircraft

Registration
N98685
Reported as
Cessna 402B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Phoenix Sky Hbr

FAA reports on this event · 1

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