- Date
- February 16, 1974
- Place
- Gainesville, FL · GAINESVILLE, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N7800QCessna 402A
- Status
- Completed · report May 3, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740216004419A
- Case key
- 186809
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0527 74/2/16 GAINESVILLE,FLA CESSNA 402A CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1632 N7800Q PX- 0 0 1 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 26, 2566 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D 1654 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GAINESVILLE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FT MYERS,FLA JACKSONVILLE,FLA GAINESVILLE,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN REMARKS- FAILURE OF WING RIB STRUCTURE AT LDG GR SIDE BRACE SUPPORT CASTING.CESSNA SERVICE LTR PERTAINS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7800Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 402A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gainesville Muni
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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.