# Incident 19990419015009I: Cessna 404, Scottsbluff, NE, April 19, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1999, 08:40 local time
- Place: Scottsbluff, NE
- Airport: William B Heilig Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GO7A
- Location: 41.8681° N, 103.6607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsbluff, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8681&lon=-103.6607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N104FA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N104FA-2016-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 404 (registry code 2075901, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-404) (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 404
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990419015009I

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 19, 1999, APPROXIMATELY 0840 MDT, CESSNA 404, N104FA, EXPERIENCED THE COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DRAG BRACE ON LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 5 AT SCOTTSBLUFF, NEBRASKA. TH PIC DEPARTED DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR CARGO OPERATIONS UNDER TEXAS AIR CHARTERS, INC., FLIGHT 623. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION ESTABLISHED THE FAILURE OF THE NLG UPPER DRAG BRACE ATTACH POINT AND A FAILURE OF THE UPPER DRACE BRACE/LOWER DRAG LINK ATTACH POINT. THE PIC DISCLOSED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TIRE LOST AIR PRESSURE ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL AT DENVER. THE TIRE TREAD WEAR WAS WITHIN LIMITS; HOWEVER, A HOLE WAS PRESENT IN THE SIDEWALL.

## Other reports on N104FA (2)

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

- [Incident 20020630027099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020630027099I), Jun 30, 2002: Cessna 404 (N104FA), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot landed the aircraft gear up after several failed attempts at normal and emergency landing gear extension. Investigation revealed a hydraulic…
- [Incident 19941216044279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941216044279I), Dec 16, 1994: Cessna 404CESSNA (N104FA), Rochester, NY. Blew right main tire on landing. Replaced tire.

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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