- Date
- October 18, 1987, 18:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- Nantucket, MA
- Injuries
- 10 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6344XCessna 402B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report June 7, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 36035
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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.
Analysis
The plt rprtd that drg an apch to rwy 6 at dusk, a sudden sink rate developed. He applied power & brought the acft to a climb attitude; however, he felt a 'thud beneath the aircraft' & noted that the right main gear light no longer indicated down & locked. Suspecting the right main gear had separated, he made a go-around. Drg a subsequent landing on rwy 24, he shut down the engs & held the right wing up as long as possible by using the ailerons. As the acft slowed,the right wing settled & the acft went off the right side of the rwy. Gouges were fnd short of rwy 6, where the right main gear had hit the ground & sepd from the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6344X
- Reported as
- Cessna 402B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 402B1212
- Airframe hours
- 3,401
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-E, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Mcgarth Air Leasing
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 8, 1987 · 29 hours before
- Departed
- Hyannis, MA
- Airport
- ACK · Nantucket, runway 6, 6,300 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 8,733 total · 1,500 in this make and model · 7,173 as pilot in command · 55 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 60° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F