- Date
- July 24, 1985, 19:14 local (23:14 UTC)
- Place
- West Palm Beach, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1554GCessna 402B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850724076529I
- Case key
- 31296
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Aircraft experienced unsafe right main gear indication several days prior to the incident. Mechanics found a damaged micro switch mounting plate which they repaired enough to hold until a new plate could be ordered and installed. On day of incident pilot received unsafe right main gear indication and upon landing placed a side load on the gear to check it for security. At this time a loud bang was heard from the area of the right main gear and the gear began to collapse. A balked landing was performed and on the second attempt to land the right gear again began to collapse. The pilot flew the aircraft back to his departure point and on landing the right gear collapsed. Post crash inspection of the aircraft revealed the right gear over center brace had failed along with its mounting bol.t metallurgical examination of the failed components revealed they failed due to overstress with no indications of previous cracks or presence of corrosion.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1554G
- Reported as
- Cessna 402B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 402B1074
- Airframe hours
- 1,479
- Engine
- Continental TS10520E, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Chandelle Aviation Corp.
- Registered owner
- George Rothman Aviation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 9, 1985 · 99 hours before
- Destination
- APF · Naples, FL
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- PBI · Palm Beach Internation, runway 13, 6,930 × 19 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,940 total · 525 in this make and model · 1,940 as pilot in command · 107 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PBI, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.