Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 340 near Ft Lauderdale, FL — 2017-03-02

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Date
2017-03-02
Location
Ft Lauderdale, FL, USA
Airport
FXE
Aircraft
CESSNA 340
Registration
N340DW
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Landing

Probable cause

Failure of the left main landing gear downlock link, which resulted in a landing gear collapse during the landing roll.

NTSB narrative

During approach, the airline transport pilot observed a cockpit indication that the landing gear was down and locked; however, the left main landing gear collapsed during the landing roll. The left propeller struck the runway, and the airplane veered off the left side of the runway and came to rest in the grass. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the left main landing gear downlock link had separated. The airplane experienced a previous landing gear collapse about 3 years before the accident. However, it had been flown about 6 hours uneventfully after extensive repairs from the previous accident and two subsequent annual inspections. It could not be determined if these events are related.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Mechanical failure
First missed decision gate
Inspect landing gear thoroughly after previous collapse before flight.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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Docket documents6

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