Serious incident Cessna 402C N67876, Friday 25 October 1985

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Date:	Friday 25 October 1985
Time:	08:50 LT
Type:	Cessna 402C
Owner/operator:	Gull Air,inc.
Registration:	N67876
MSN:	402CO424
Total airframe hrs:	3892 hours
Engine model:	Continental TSIO-520-VB
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Minor
Category:	Serious incident
Location:	Miami, FL - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:	West Palm Bch, FL (PBI
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PLT STATED THAT HE MADE A NORMAL APCH TO RWY 12 BUY ON LANDING ROLLOUT AS THE NOSE OF THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN THE NOSE GEAR ASS'Y FOLDED & THE ACFT SLID TO A STOP, POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT REVEALED THAT THE GREEN LIGHT FOR THE NOSE GEAR REMAINED ON REGARDLESS OF THE LANDING GEAR POSITION DUE TO A BROKEN LEAD WIRE ON THE # 5 POLE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR POSITION MICRO SWITCH, THIS MICRO SWITCH ALSO ACTIVATES THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WHICH HOLDS THE GEAR IN THE LOCKED POSITION, THEREFORE THE PLT OBTAINED A DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION WITH THE GEAR NOT ACTUALLY LOCKED IN THE DOWN POSITION.

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