Cessna 402B N402GZ

Summary

On 16 February 2012 at about 20:09 local time, a Cessna 402B registered N402GZ, operated by Zaidi Gohar, was involved in an incident near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 February 2012 at 20:09

Classification

Incident

Location

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Fort Lauderale/Hollywood Intl (FLL)

Coordinates

26.0725, -80.1528

Aircraft

Cessna 402B

Registration

N402GZ

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Zaidi Gohar

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fort Lauderdale → Fort Lauderdale

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12IA187

Nobody was injured.

The overload fracture of the right main landing gear bellcrank and a securing bolt, which resulted in the collapse of the right main landing gear.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

After takeoff, the pilot proceeded toward a nearby airport, but he elected to return to the departure airport because he was unable to establish two-way communications with the air traffic control facility at the destination airport. The pilot extended the landing gear normally and noted three green lights indicating the landing gear was down and locked. After a normal touchdown while applying the brakes, the right wing slowly lowered. Postincident examination of the airplane revealed that the right bellcrank assembly and the bolt that secures the assembly to the landing gear trunnion were fractured. Examination of the fractured parts revealed features consistent with overload separation and no evidence of preexisting cracks or corrosion. The reason for the overload separation was not determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.