- Date
- November 1, 1994, 13:10 local (18:10 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5715CCessna 402C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 4, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 37694
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Probable cause
The failure of the left main landing gear upper barrel and trunion assembly due to overstress separations, resulting in the collapse of the left main landing gear on landing rollout.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The left main landing gear collapsed on landing rollout. Examination of the landing gear by the FAA and company maintenance personnel revealed a failure of left landing gear upper barrel and trunion assembly. Further examination of the components by the NTSB laboratory revealed fractures representative of overstress separations. There was no evidence of fatigue or other type of preexisting cracking. Review of aircraft logbooks revealed no recorded history of hard landings, or previous landing gear damage.
Factual narrative
On November 1, 1994, about 1310 eastern standard time, a Cessna 402C, N5715C, registered to Airways International Inc., operating as a 14 CFR Part 135 scheduled domestic passenger flight, experienced a collapse of the left main landing gear on landing rollout at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, and collided with the runway lighting system. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The airline transport-rated pilot and two passengers reported no injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight plan was filed. The flight originated from Miami International Airport, 25 minutes before the accident.
Examination of the landing gear by the FAA and Airways International Inc, maintenance personnel revealed a failure of the left main landing gear trunnion. Review of airplane logbooks revealed no recorded history of hard landings, or previous landing gear damage.
Examination of pieces from the left main landing gear upper barrel and trunion assembly was performed by the NTSB materials laboratory. The examination revealed the fractures were representative of overstress separations. No evidence of fatigue or other type of preexisting cracking was found. (For additional information see NTSB Metallurgist's Factual Report No. 95-17).
Components retained for further testing were released to Mr. Jagdesh Remkhalawam, Aero Parts International, Miami, Florida, on December 13, 1994.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5715C
- Reported as
- Cessna 402C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 402C0024
- Airframe hours
- 9,831
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-VB, 325 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Airways International
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · November 11, 1994 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- MIA · Miami, FL
- Destination
- FLL · FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- FLL · Fort Lauderdale Int, runway 27, 5,270 × 100 ft, asphalt
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,344 total · 2,150 in this make and model · 4,968 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days · 49 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FLL
Other investigations on N5715C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.