Cessna 411A N258JM

Summary

On 8 February 2005 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 411A registered N258JM was involved in an accident near Hollywood, Florida, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

8 February 2005 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Hollywood, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Hollywood North Perry (HWO)

Coordinates

26.0086, -80.2378

Aircraft

Cessna 411A

Registration

N258JM

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hollywood → Hollywood

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC05LA026

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the right main landing gear locking mechanism during the landing roll, 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

The pilot/mechanic re-rigged the airplane's retractable landing gear, and after performing retraction tests on the ground, he took the airplane for a test flight. Upon returning to the airport the right main gear would not indicate down and locked, even after an additional manual retraction and extension. The pilot flew by the air traffic control tower, where a controller observed that the gear was down but could not confirm it was locked in place. During the landing roll, the right main landing gear collapsed, damaging the right aileron. An inspection of the landing gear revealed a fractured locking link end fitting in the retraction/extension system.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.