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FAA incident report · Beech 1900D · Fargo, ND · July 25, 1996

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Date
July 25, 1996 · 13:10 local
Place
Fargo, ND
Airport
Hector International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
GLBA
Aircraft
N101UX
Reported as
Beech 1900D
People aboard
13
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total2,000 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days
N101UXRegistration cancelled Aug 25, 2004 · Beech 1900DS/N UE-101 · Built 1994Airframe modelBeech 1900DEngine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 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: during take off climb the pilot was notified by Fargo, ND tower that the right outboard main gear tire had fallen off. The aircraft was departing Fargo, ND in route to bismarck, ND and then williston, ND. Pilot cycled landing gear without any problems. Great lakes aviation maintenance control told pilot to fly directly to williston, ND and not to stop in bismarck. The aircraft landed in williston, ND without any further incident. Airworthiness was involved because the bearings in the wheel failed and the wheel assembly departed the aircraft. This was the third incident of this kind in the past 3 weeks. The principle maintenance inspector, ken rieger of the des moines FSDO is in the process of following up on this problem. Great lake aviation has issued a fleet campaign directive to inspect all aircraft in their fleet. Also, they are looking into the maintenance procedure and type of grease being used.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DURING TAKE OFF CLIMB THE PILOT WAS NOTIFIED BY FARGO, ND TOWER THAT THE RIGHT OUTBOARD MAIN GEAR TIRE HAD FALLEN OFF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING FARGO, ND IN ROUTE TO BISMARCK, ND AND THEN WILLISTON, ND. PILOT CYCLED LANDING GEAR WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. GREAT LAKES AVIATION MAINTENANCE CONTROL TOLD PILOT TO FLY DIRECTLY TO WILLISTON, ND AND NOT TO STOP IN BISMARCK. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN WILLISTON, ND WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. AIRWORTHINESS WAS INVOLVED BECAUSE THE BEARINGS IN THE WHEEL FAILED AND THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THIS WAS THE THIRD INCIDENT OF THIS KIND IN THE PAST 3 WEEKS. THE PRINCIPLE MAINTENANCE INSPECTOR, KEN RIEGER OF THE DES MOINES FSDO IS IN THE PROCESS OF FOLLOWING UP ON THIS PROBLEM. GREAT LAKE AVIATION HAS ISSUED A FLEET CAMPAIGN DIRECTIVE TO INSPECT ALL AIRCRAFT IN THEIR FLEET. ALSO, THEY ARE LOOKING INTO THE MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE AND TYPE OF GREASE BEING USED.

Other reports on N101UX · 1

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

Incident 19990805025949IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Denver, CO(-23) Pilot landed Beech 1900D, N101UX, flight number GLA6326, on runway 35L. Tower approved turnoff of either high speed turnoff and to contact ground. The pilot replied, left turn mike seven ground. A Beech king air, N91KA, was approaching mike six on…Aug 5, 1999 · Minor damage