Cessna 402 crash, Apr 21, 2006, Freeport
Cessna 402 accident on April 21, 2006 near Freeport, West Grand Bahama, Bahamas with no fatalities. Cause: A post-accident investigation cited...
- Date: April 21, 2006
- Aircraft: Cessna 402
- Location: Freeport, West Grand Bahama, Bahamas
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: A post-accident investigation cited substandard maintenance, a defective emergency blow-down gear system, and pilot factors including unfamiliarity with the aircraft, poor decisions, and failure to extend the flaps.
A Cessna 402C returning to Freeport lost its hydraulic pressure and could not fully extend the landing gear. The pilot landed on the right main gear, tried a go-around too late, and the aircraft left the runway and burned on the left wing. All four occupants escaped with minor injuries.