- Date
- March 30, 1985, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- Injuries
- 11 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2719TCessna 402C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 31283
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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.
Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction
Landing gear,main gear strut - disconnectedCause
Loss of control - on ground/water
Analysis
The acft veered off the left side of rwy 9R on landing. Inspection of the acft revealed that the torque link washers on the left main landing gear had failed allowing the wheel assembly to rotate causing the loss of directional control. No record of compliance of service letter ME83-87, main landing gear scissor washer replacement which deals with this type of occurrence could be found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2719T
- Reported as
- Cessna 402C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 402CO237
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-VB, 325 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Trans Air, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Trans Air, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- MYEM · North Eluthra, OF
- Destination
- FLL · Ft.Lauderdale, FL
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- FLL · Ft. Lauderdale Int'L, runway 9, 5,316 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 915 in this make and model · 300 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 17 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MIA