# Incident 19881025064779I: Beech E90, Sterling, CO, October 25, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1988, 01:28 local time
- Place: Sterling, CO
- Airport: Crosson Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CIEA
- Location: 40.6205° N, 103.1926° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sterling, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6205&lon=-103.1926&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87CH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87CH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-90 (registry code 1152914, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A-27-28 (registry code 61504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-27-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881025064779I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT. FOUND NO MECHANICAL FAILURE. PILOT STATED HE HAD 3 GREEN LIGHTS IN RETRACT CYCLE.

## Other reports on N87CH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930729034639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930729034639I), Jul 29, 1993: Beech E90 (N87CH), Gillette, WY, Minor damage. Right main landing gear wheel bearing failed on rollout. Damaged wheel assembly and right propeller blades.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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