# Incident 19960725029739I: Beech 1900D, Fargo, ND, July 25, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1996, 13:10 local time
- 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
- Location: 46.9206° N, 96.8157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HECTOR INTL (FAR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9206&lon=-96.8157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101UX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101UX-2004-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 1900D (registry code 1154162, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 series (registry code 52150, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-6-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D
- People aboard: 13
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960725029739I

## Narrative

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

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 19990805025949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990805025949I), Aug 5, 1999: Beech 1900D (N101UX), Denver, CO, Minor damage. (-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…

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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