Incident Details
On September 10, 2012, at approximately 1650 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 402B, registration N218LG, landed at Opa-Locka Executive Airport (OPF) in Miami, Florida. After exiting the runway, the right main landing gear collapsed. The airline transport-rated pilot and two passengers were not injured, and the airplane sustained minor damage. The aircraft was registered to and operated by Waymen Aviation Services Inc. under 14 CFR Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight had originated from OPF at 1600.
Post-Landing Events
According to the pilot, while turning left off the active runway after landing, the airplane began veering to the left, and the right main landing gear subsequently collapsed. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector examined the right main landing gear assembly and confirmed the damage.
Landing Gear Analysis
The landing gear bellcrank was sent to the NTSB materials laboratory for examination. The bellcrank consisted of a long arm approximately 7.5 inches in length and a short arm approximately 2.1 inches in length, with a 105-degree included angle between them. Each arm ended in a clevis shape. One clevis knuckle on the long bellcrank arm was fractured. The fracture surface appeared rough and was angled relative to the longitudinal axis of the clevis arm, consistent with an overstress fracture. No other anomalies were noted with the landing gear.