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FAA incident report · Beech 1900D · Denver, CO · April 10, 2001

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Date
April 10, 2001 · 10:30 local
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Denver International
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
GLBA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N211UX
Reported as
Beech 1900D
People aboard
16
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,100 total1,300 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft departed saf enroute to den. During rotation ATCT noticed something falling from the aircraft. Pilot was advised and did a gear down fly by at saf. This confirmed the aircraft had lost its nosewheel. Dispatch diverted flight to cys (maintenance base) but later re-routed aircraft to den due to poor weather at cys. Aircraft landed gear down at den on runway 7 and ground off approximately two inches of the nose strut below the nose wheel axle. No other apparent damage to the aircraft was sustained. All fourteen passengers and 2 crew were uninjured. Upon investigation it was determined that the nose wheel bearing lacked lubrication. All aircraft in fleet were grounded as they landed and all wheels were removed and bearings inspected. A couple of bearings were found to have contamination in the grease, these bearings are being sent out for analysis. A maintenance procedure is being changed to include an inspection and grease every 2nd and 5th 200 hour inspection. No further action to take.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SAF ENROUTE TO DEN. DURING ROTATION ATCT NOTICED SOMETHING FALLING FROM THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT WAS ADVISED AND DID A GEAR DOWN FLY BY AT SAF. THIS CONFIRMED THE AIRCRAFT HAD LOST ITS NOSEWHEEL. DISPATCH DIVERTED FLIGHT TO CYS (MAINTENANCE BASE) BUT LATER RE-ROUTED AIRCRAFT TO DEN DUE TO POOR WEATHER AT CYS. AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR DOWN AT DEN ON RUNWAY 7 AND GROUND OFF APPROXIMATELY TWO INCHES OF THE NOSE STRUT BELOW THE NOSE WHEEL AXLE. NO OTHER APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUSTAINED. ALL FOURTEEN PASSENGERS AND 2 CREW WERE UNINJURED. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL BEARING LACKED LUBRICATION. ALL AIRCRAFT IN FLEET WERE GROUNDED AS THEY LANDED AND ALL WHEELS WERE REMOVED AND BEARINGS INSPECTED. A COUPLE OF BEARINGS WERE FOUND TO HAVE CONTAMINATION IN THE GREASE, THESE BEARINGS ARE BEING SENT OUT FOR ANALYSIS. A MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE IS BEING CHANGED TO INCLUDE AN INSPECTION AND GREASE EVERY 2ND AND 5TH 200 HOUR INSPECTION. NO FURTHER ACTION TO TAKE.