Casualties unknown

Aircraft Veers Off Runway After Tire Impact with Displaced Threshold Lip (N910WT)

Pasco, WA, US

On November 15, 2001, a Cessna 402B (registration N910WT) was involved in an aviation accident near Pasco, WA. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot inadvertently allowed the aircraft to make its initial touchdown on the two inch-high lip of the displaced threshold. This summary draws on records from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) historical archive.

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During landing, the pilot inadvertently touched down on the two-inch lip of a displaced threshold. The left main gear tire deflated, causing the aircraft to veer left and depart the runway, collapsing the gear on soft terrain.

Incident Overview

During landing, 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.

Sequence of Events

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.

Damage

The left main gear collapsed due to overload after encountering soft terrain off the runway surface.

Probable cause

The pilot inadvertently allowed the aircraft to make its initial touchdown on the two inch-high lip of the displaced threshold.

Investigation report by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) historical archive. Original record: https://carol.ntsb.gov/event/20011121X02283. This page is a structured re-presentation; facts and quotes are in the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), United States.