# Incident 19980826035709I: Cessna 421, Great Falls, MT, August 26, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1998, 11:15 local time
- Place: Great Falls, MT
- Airport: Great Falls International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FMMA
- Location: 47.4823° N, 111.3703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREAT FALLS INTL (GTF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4823&lon=-111.3703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88584, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88584) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSI0-520-F-K (registry code 17031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsi0-520-f-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,515 total, 340 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980826035709I

## Narrative

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

DURING THE CONDUCT OF A FAR 135.293 CHECK, THE PIC WAS CONDUCTING THE TAKEOFF PORTION OF A TOUCH AND GO.  THE AIRCRAFT PASSED OVER THE ARRESTING GEAR CABLE AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEGINNING TO ROTATE FOR TAKEOFF.  THE AIRCRAFT TURNED RIGHT 5 TO 10 DEGREES AND PEDAL WAS APPLIED TO CORRECT THIS HEADING CHANGE.  THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE IMMEDIATELY.  WHILE ON THE CLIMB OUT AN ATTEMPT TO RAISE THE LANDING GEAR.  THE DECISION WAS MADE TO POSITION THE GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION.  IMMEDIATELY ON TOUCHDOWN OF THE NOSE WHEEL WE HAD AN INDICATION OF A FLAT TIRE.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  UPON DEPLANING WE SAW THAT THE NOSE WHEEL WAS TURNED COMPLETELY TO THE RIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 55 DEGREES WITH WHAT TIRE THAT REMAINED WRAPPED AROUND THE STRUT AND THE WHEEL GUARD WAS COMPLETELY TWISTED AROUND THE WHEEL AND STRUT.  IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HIT A CLAMP ON THE CABLE AND THIS CAUSED THE TIRE TO BE DAMAGED.  THE ARRESTING GEAR HAD INDICATED DOWN IN THE ATCT.  AIRPORT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INDICATED THE ARRESTING GEAR WAS DOWN.

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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