Cessna 402 B N98635
8 July 2003 · Lakeview, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 July 2003 at about 00:35 local time, a Cessna 402 B registered N98635, operated by Ameriflight Inc, was involved in an accident near Lakeview, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lakeview, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lake County (LKV)
- Coordinates
- 42.1611, -120.3989
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402 B
- Registration
- N98635
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Ameriflight Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lakeview → Klamath Falls
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA03LA133
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
Failure of the landing gear shaft roll pin resulting in a main gear collapse during the taxi phase of operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airline transport pilot reported that the airplane's left main landing gear assembly collapsed while taxiing the airplane from the ramp to the active runway. Postaccident examination of the landing gear assembly revealed that the roll pin (part number NAS 561P4) that retains the attaching shaft (part number 0841011-1) to the trunnion assembly was fractured. This allowed the landing gear attaching shaft to shift from its installed position, resulting in the trunnion assembly separating from the landing gear support structure. Following the inspection of the failed landing gear, the operator inspected the landing gear of its remaining Cessna 402's, six in total. Subsequent to the inspections, the operator reported that they identified two aircraft with broken landing gear shaft roll pins. The roll pins were replaced, and the operator reported that the landing gear assemblies would be reexamined in six-month intervals.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 402 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 2003 | Cessna 402C | Treasure Cay, Bahamas | Air Sunshine, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Jan 2003 | Cessna 402C | Mather, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 2003 | Cessna 402 | Galena, Alaska, United States | Arctic Air Service Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 2003 | Cessna 402B | LittleWhale Cay, Bahamas | Execstar Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 2003 | Cessna 402C | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 2003 | Cessna 402B | Telida, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 2003 | Mooney M20D | Hood River, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 2003 | Bell 47G-3B-2 | Monmouth, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2003 | Beechcraft F90 | Sunriver, Oregon, United States | Terry J. Wallace | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 2003 | Beechcraft C24R | Bend, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2003 | Andelin (Pitts) S1E | Troutdale, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 2003 | Lancair LC41 | Bend, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |