ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144666
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 March 2012 |
| Time: | 07:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 441 Conquest II |
| Owner/operator: | Bil Mar Foods Inc Dba |
| Registration: | N1212C |
| MSN: | 441-0346 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12499 hours |
| Engine model: | Honeywell TPE331-10N-51 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | W K Kellogg Airport - KBTL, Battle Creek, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Muskegon, MI (KMKG) |
| Battle Creek, MI (KBTL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After the pilot finished the preflight inspection in the hangar, the maintenance technician pulled the airplane out of the hangar and connected the auxiliary power cart to the airplane. Shortly thereafter, the pilot boarded the airplane and proceeded with the normal checklist. The pilot signaled to the maintenance technician to disconnect the power cart. The maintenance technician subsequently signaled that the pilot was clear to start the engines. After departure, the pilot noted a problem with the landing gear, and, after establishing that the tow bar was, most likely, still attached to the nosewheel, he diverted to a nearby airport for a precautionary landing. During the landing, the nose landing gear collapsed and the primary structure in the nose of the airplane was substantially damaged.
Probable Cause: The maintenance technician did not remove the tow bar prior to the flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Mar-2012 10:25 | Geno | Added |
| 28-Mar-2012 11:09 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2012 13:31 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2012 15:20 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2012 13:17 | harro | Updated [Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:27 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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