- Date
- September 5, 1983, 10:54 local (14:54 UTC)
- Place
- Tampa, FL
- Injuries
- 9 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N29PBCessna 402C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830905046449A
- Case key
- 30804
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Before landing, the plt moved the gear handle to the extend position & all 3 green gear down lights illuminated. However, when the nose was lowered after touchdown, the nose gear collapsed. An investigation revealed that the rod end, pn MS2124254K, on the nose gear actuator had failed from fatigue. The failed part was not manufactured to meet the required specification. The microswitch for the nose gear indicator was located on the nose gear actuator. It was activated when the actuator extended to the down position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29PB
- Reported as
- Cessna 402C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 402CO257
- Airframe hours
- 4,286
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-VB, 325 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Provincetown Boston Airline
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · August 30, 1983 · 44 hours before
- Departed
- JAX · Jacksonville, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- TPA · Tampa International, runway 18L, 8,300 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,197 total · 868 in this make and model · 3,110 as pilot in command · 292 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 77 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TPA
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.