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November 15, 2001 · Cessna 402B · N910WT

Pasco, WA

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
November 15, 2001
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (2 uninjured)
Location
Pasco, WA
Aircraft
Cessna 402B
Tail Number
N910WT
Operator
Aeroflite
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
SEA02LA015

The pilot inadvertently allowed the aircraft to make its initial touchdown on the two inch-high lip of the displaced threshold. As the left main gear tire impacted this lip, it began to rapidly lose air and go flat. As the landing roll continued, the aircraft started to veer to the left, and the pilot was unable to keep it from departing the side of the runway. After it departed the runway, the aircraft's left main gear encountered soft terrain and experienced an overload collapse.

NTSB Probable Cause

the pilot's failure to keep the aircraft from touching down short of the displaced threshold, and his failure to maintain directional control after the aircraft's left main gear tire deflated as a result of impacting the lip at the beginning of the subject threshold. Factors include the deflation of the main gear tire, and soft terrain near the side of the runway.

Full Narrative

On November 15, 2001, approximately 1530 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 402B, N910WT, experienced a collapse of the left main landing gear during the landing roll at Tri-Cities Airport, Pasco, Washington. The airline transport pilot and his passenger were not injured, but the aircraft, which is owned and operated by Aeroflite Executive Services, sustained substantial damage. The 14 CFR Part 91 business flight, which departed Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington, about 50 minutes prior to the accident, was being operated in visual meteorological conditions. The aircraft was on an IFR flight plan. According to the pilot, he inadvertently let the aircraft touch down on the front lip of the displaced threshold. When the left main gear impacted the lip, which was about two inches high, it started rapidly loosing air and going flat. As the landing roll continued, the aircraft began veering to the left, and the pilot was unable to keep it from departing the side of the runway surface. After it departed the runway, the left main gear sank into the soft dirt surface and experienced an overload collapse.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time15:30 PST
Nearest AirportTri-Cities Airport (0nm)
Runway21
Runway Length7700 ft
Runway Width150 ft
Flight Plan FiledIFR
Flight Plan ActivatedNo
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 402B
Tail NumberN910WT
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
OperatorAeroflite
Operating RulePart 91
Engines2
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · TSIO-520 · Reciprocating · 300
Seats2

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (2 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured2
Total2
Crew 1Age 34 · First Class · None

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind210° @ 6 kt
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point50 / 39 C
Altimeter29.95 inHg
Weather SourcePILO

Appendix: Source Data