# NTSB MIA95LA016: Cessna 402C, N5715C, Fort Lauderdale, FL, November 1, 1994 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 1, 1994, 13:10 local (18:10 UTC) - Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL - Coordinates: 26.090751, -80.150222 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0908&lon=-80.1502&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 4, 1995 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 37694 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA95LA016 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/37694/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA016 ## 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 In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Main gear collapsed, landing - roll - landing gear,main gear strut - failure,total (cause) - landing gear,main gear strut - overload - landing gear - collapsed ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5715C-2018-01-25), registration cancelled 2018-01-25, S/N 402C0024, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C - Registry model: [Cessna 402C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (registry code 207590R) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 402C0024 - Airframe hours: 9831 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 35; 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) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB LAX88LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA296), Aug 25, 1988: Cessna 402C (N5715C), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.