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FAA incident report · Cessna 441 · Benton Harbor, MI · January 18, 1994

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Date
January 18, 1994 · 06:35 local
Place
Benton Harbor, MI
Airport
Ross Field-Twin Cities
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
EATA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6851X
Reported as
Cessna 441
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,600 total1,250 in this make and model230 in the last 90 days
N6851XRegistered now · Cessna 441S/N 441-0212 · Built 1981Airframe modelCessna 441Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on January 18, 1994 at approximately 0635 EST, a Cessna CE-441 conquest was being operated by superior aviation, inc. and piloted by Mr. Donald c. farrough. Mr. Farrough was assisted by SIC Mr. Richard e. jenkins. The flight originated from lansing, Michigan and flew to Benton Harbor, Michigan for a passenger pick up. During the approach, Mr. Farrough indicated all was normal until approximately half way down runway 27 during rollout. It was reported that during landing rollout, the nose gear collapsed. Investigation at the scene and a conversation with Mr. Ron brokob, director of maintenance for superior aviation, inc. reported that the nose gear actuation down lock switch had frozen and gave the crew an indication of three green lights, even though the nose gear was not down and locked. The flight crew reported seeing the reflection of their nose gear light in the light snow that was falling at the time while on the approach to runway 27 and didn't give it a second thought that their nose gear might not be locked down. There were no injuries as a result of this incident. The flight originated from lansing, Michigan (lan) on January 18, 1994 at approximately 0600 EST. Amalfunction or defect report is included with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 18, 1994 AT APPROXIMATELY 0635 EST, A CESSNA CE-441 CONQUEST WAS BEING OPERATED BY SUPERIOR AVIATION, INC. AND PILOTED BY MR. DONALD C. FARROUGH. MR. FARROUGH WAS ASSISTED BY SIC MR. RICHARD E. JENKINS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LANSING, MICHIGAN AND FLEW TO BENTON HARBOR, MICHIGAN FOR A PASSENGER PICK UP. DURING THE APPROACH, MR. FARROUGH INDICATED ALL WAS NORMAL UNTIL APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY DOWN RUNWAY 27 DURING ROLLOUT. IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. INVESTIGATION AT THE SCENE AND A CONVERSATION WITH MR. RON BROKOB, DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE FOR SUPERIOR AVIATION, INC. REPORTED THAT THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATION DOWN LOCK SWITCH HAD FROZEN AND GAVE THE CREW AN INDICATION OF THREE GREEN LIGHTS, EVEN THOUGH THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED SEEING THE REFLECTION OF THEIR NOSE GEAR LIGHT IN THE LIGHT SNOW THAT WAS FALLING AT THE TIME WHILE ON THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27 AND DIDN'T GIVE IT A SECOND THOUGHT THAT THEIR NOSE GEAR MIGHT NOT BE LOCKED DOWN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LANSING, MICHIGAN (LAN) ON JANUARY 18, 1994 AT APPROXIMATELY 0600 EST. AMALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT IS INCLUDED WITH THIS REPORT.

Other reports on N6851X · 1

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