MKC71IK054

NTSB incident investigation · Cessna 402 · Topeka, KS · April 26, 1971

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 26, 1971
Place
Topeka, KS · TOPEKA, KS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4027QCessna 402
Status
Completed · report July 24, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161338

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0041  71/4/26    TOPEKA,KANS         CESSNA 402          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1745                    N4027Q              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            25, 3607 TOTAL HOURS, 705
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILIP BILLARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRINGFIELD,MO              KANSAS CITY,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- UN EXTEND GR,MOTOR BURNED OUT. GR EMERG SYS MALFUNCTIONED DUE MISALIGNMENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N4027Q
Reported as
Cessna 402
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Philip Billard