# Accident 19910407014379A: Cessna 402A, Albany, NY, April 7, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1991, 06:00 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Albany County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6999° N, 73.7603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6999&lon=-73.7603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N104EC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N104EC-2018-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402A (registry code 207590M, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910407014379A

## Narrative

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

SWERVED OFF TAXIWAY WHEN NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. NOSE GEAR TRUNION BROKE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC91LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA108), Apr 7, 1991: Cessna 402A (N104EC), Albany, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE GEAR DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE NOSE GEAR TRUNION.

## Other reports on N104EC (1)

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

- [Incident 19890730041139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890730041139I), Jul 30, 1989: Cessna 402A (N104EC), Grand Canyon, AZ. Complete fuel flow loss and power surge of right engine after lift off. Aborted. Ran off end of runway.

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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