Cessna 402B N218LG

Summary

On 10 September 2012 at about 20:50 local time, a Cessna 402B registered N218LG, operated by Wayman Aviation Services Inc, was involved in an incident near Opa-Locka, Florida, United States. 3 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

10 September 2012 at 20:50

Classification

Incident

Location

Opa-Locka, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Opa-Locka Executive Airport (OPF)

Coordinates

25.9075, -80.2781

Aircraft

Cessna 402B

Registration

N218LG

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Wayman Aviation Services Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Opa-Locka → Opa-Locka

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12IA559

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s turning the airplane too sharply while exiting the runway, which resulted in the failure of the right main landing gear bellcrank due to an overstress fracture.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airline transport pilot had landed the airplane after conducting a personal flight. He stated that, while turning left off of the active runway after landing, the airplane "began veering to the left" and that the right main landing gear (MLG) subsequently collapsed. Examination of the right MLG revealed that it had failed. Examination of the landing gear bellcrank revealed that one of the clevis knuckles on the long bellcrank arm was fractured. The fracture surface had a rough appearance and was at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the clevis arm, consistent with an overstress fracture. No other anomalies were noted with the landing gear.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.