# Accident 20120407007719A: Bombardier Inc DHC-8-402, Houston, TX, April 7, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2012, 11:30 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Bush Intercontinental
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NSVA
- Location: 29.9775° N, 95.3333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9775&lon=-95.3333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N213WQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N213WQ-2017-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier DHC-8-402 (registry code 1390042, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-dhc-8-402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER INC DHC-8-402
- People aboard: 35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA12FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA12FA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120407007719A

## Narrative

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

04/07/2012 UNITED EXPRESS (COLGAN) FLT 4915, A DEHAVILLAND DH-8D WITH 31 PAX AND 4 CREW DPTD LITTLEROCK, AR FOR HOUSTON BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE MASTER CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND  NOSE LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTION RECOGNIZED. THE FLT CONTINUED AND THE APPROPRIATE WRITTEN PROCEDURES FOLLOWED AS ADVISED BY MAINTENANCE. DURING APPROACH PROCEDURES, THE ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION WAS PERFORMED BY THE FLT CREW. A LOW APPROACH WAS GIVEN TO THE AIRCRAFT TO VERIFY LANDING GEAR POSITION. THE DOORS OF THE NLG WERE CONFIRMED OPENED AND NLG UP. THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR A NOSE GEAR UP LANDING WERE CARRIED OUT AND A SUCCESFUL LANDING WITH MINIMAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES TO THE 31 PAX OCCURED. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE EXTENDED APPROXIMATELY FOUR FEET FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE NOSE RADOME TO 18 INCHES AFT OF THE NLG STRUT DR AFT PERPENDICULAR EDGE AND OUTBOARD 15-18 INCHES TO EACH SIDE OF CENTERLINE. THE DAMAGE INCLUDED COMPLETE REMOVAL OF THE NLG WHEEL DOORS, STRINGERS, FRAMES AND OTHER STRUCTURAL MEMBERS OF THE LOWER FUSELAGE. ANTENNAS WIRES AND SENSORS WERE ALSO DAMAGED AS THE AIRCRAFT SKID TO A STOP.THE NTSB HAS RECLASSIFIED THIS INCIDENT AS AN ACCIDENT AND IS REPORTED AS SUCH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA12FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA12FA058), Apr 7, 2012: Bombardier DHC-8-402 (N213WQ), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the nose landing gear alternate release handle was not pulled with sufficient enough force or distance to release the uplocks and allow extension of the nose landing gear. Contributing to the…

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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