- Date
- February 16, 1972
- Place
- Opa Locka, FL · OPA LOCKA, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4590QCessna 402A
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164997
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1062 72/2/16 OPA LOCKA,FLA CESSNA 402A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1453 N4590Q PX- 0 0 3 OTHER 40, 8200 TOTAL HOURS, 650 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OPA LOCKA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OPA LOCKA,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT REMARKS- NO RETRACT TEST AFT RECAPPED TIRES WERE INSTALLED.R TIRE WAS TOO LARGE,JAMMED GR IN UP PSN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4590Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 402A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Opa Locka
N4590QRegistration cancelled Oct 9, 2014 · Cessna 402AAirframe modelCessna 402AEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.