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Incident

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Omaha, NE · August 16, 1998

Date: August 16, 1998 · 07:16 local
Place: Omaha, NE
Airport: Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: COMA
Aircraft: N926CA
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

N926CA, CL-600, being operated as flight 3780, returned to Omaha, NE, after departure because the nose gear did not retract. A mechanic met with aircraft at the runway and found the nose gear torque links disconnected. Inspection failed to disclose how the torque links became disconnected. The aircraft was test flown satisfactorily and returned to service. The aircraft was again checked at cincinnati, OH, by company maintenance and a FAA maintenance inspector, no defect could be found. A check with the FAA safety data branch, Oklahoma city, ok showed no CL-600 nose gear service difficulty reports.

As the FAA filed it

N926CA, CL-600, BEING OPERATED AS FLIGHT 3780, RETURNED TO OMAHA, NE, AFTER DEPARTURE BECAUSE THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. A MECHANIC MET WITH AIRCRAFT AT THE RUNWAY AND FOUND THE NOSE GEAR TORQUE LINKS DISCONNECTED. INSPECTION FAILED TO DISCLOSE HOW THE TORQUE LINKS BECAME DISCONNECTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TEST FLOWN SATISFACTORILY AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AGAIN CHECKED AT CINCINNATI, OH, BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE AND A FAA MAINTENANCE INSPECTOR, NO DEFECT COULD BE FOUND. A CHECK WITH THE FAA SAFETY DATA BRANCH, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK SHOWED NO CL-600 NOSE GEAR SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORTS.