# Incident 19970414009399I: Cessna T303, Casper, WY, April 14, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1997, 19:48 local time
- Place: Casper, WY
- Airport: Natrona County International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CBCA
- Location: 42.8421° N, 106.3213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Casper, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8421&lon=-106.3213&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4095V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4095V-2004-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T303 (registry code 2073820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t303) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T303
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,301 total, 715 in this make and model, 284 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970414009399I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 14, 1997, N4095V WAS ENROUTE TO CASPER, WYOMING WHEN THE METERING PIN IN THE SHOCK STRUT SEPARATED AT THE UPPER METERING HOLE. THIS ALLOWED THE GEAR TO EXTEND BEYOND THE WHEELWELL AREA, PREVENTING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TO EXTEND. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT SAFELY, BOTH ENGINES WERE SHUTDOWN AND PROP BLADES WERE IN THE FEATHER POSITION. MIS AND M OR D REPORTS ARE IN PROGRESS. THIS IS A FINAL REPORT.

## Other reports on N4095V (2)

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

- [Incident 19950809041059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950809041059I), Aug 9, 1995: Cessna T303 (N4095V), Casper, WY, Minor damage. Narrative: on 08-09-95 PIC was on a VFR cargo flight to billings, MT. When cleared for an intersection take-off on rwy 30 at Casper, WY. PIC made a right 270…
- [Incident 19910404015839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910404015839I), Apr 4, 1991: Cessna T303 (N4095V), Billings, MT. Oil leak during takeoff. Made emergency landing. Oil pump cover was leaking.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.