ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360860
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| Date: | Sunday 6 February 1994 |
| Time: | 20:53 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 402C |
| Owner/operator: | Big Sky Transportation |
| Registration: | N2718Y |
| MSN: | 402C0232 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 20316 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-VB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Billings, MT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Miles City, MT (KMLS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR AND NOTED THAT THE MAIN GEAR LIGHTS WENT OUT BUT THE GEAR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT CYCLED THE GEAR WITH THE SAME RESULTS. THE PILOT SELECTED THE GEAR DOWN AND RETURNED FOR LANDING WITH A THREE GREEN INDICATION. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND TO INDICATE A MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, HOWEVER THE MECHANIC STATED THAT DUE TO THE EXTREME LOW TEMP CONDITIONS THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR MAY HAVE FROZEN AND DID NOT ALLOW THE NOSE GEAR TO COMPLETE A FULL RANGE OF TRAVEL TO THE UP LOCK OR DOWN LOCK.
Probable Cause: THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR FROZE. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS TEMPERATURE EXTREMES.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA94LA058
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Mar-2024 12:01 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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