# Incident 20021022028109I: Cessna 402B, Billings, MT, October 22, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2002, 08:20 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HSRA
- Location: 45.7833° N, 108.5007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Billings, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7833&lon=-108.5007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N401NA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N401NA-2022-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021022028109I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BILLINGS, MT (BIL) ENROUTE TO GREAT FALLS, MT (GTF) WHEN THE PILOT NOTED A HIGH FUEL FLOW ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE PILOT RETURNED TO BIL AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND A PLUGGED FUEL INJECTOR. MAINTENANCE CLEANED THE UPPER DECK FUEL LINE ORIFICE. THE GROUND RUNUP WAS PERFORMED AND ALL PARAMETERS FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS ENTRY IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N401NA (3)

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

- [Accident 19930525018989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930525018989A), May 25, 1993: Cessna 402B (N401NA), Kivalina, AK, Substantial damage. Nose gear folded on takeoff when it sank into soft spot on dirt runway.
- [Incident 19880113005729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880113005729I), Jan 13, 1988: Cessna 402B (N401NA), Tulsa, OK, Minor damage. Unsafe nose gear indication. Diverted to Tulsa. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Emergency gear procedures used.
- [Accident 19860425018799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860425018799A), Apr 25, 1986: Cessna 402B (N401NA), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Unable to extend gear. Landed gear up. Limit switch stuck open,stopped power to motor. Manual chain drive unhooked.

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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