# Incident 20120728015919I: Saab-Scania SAAB 340B, Charleston, WV, July 28, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2012, 16:36 local time
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NSVA
- Location: 38.3498° N, 81.6326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3498&lon=-81.6326&mi=10
- Aircraft: N249CJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N249CJ-2013-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Scania SAAB 340B (registry code 7860101, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-scania-saab-340b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT7-SER series (registry code 30031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAAB-SCANIA SAAB 340B
- Reported engine: GE CT7-SER
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120728015919I

## Narrative

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

07/28/2012CHARLESTON AIRPORT, WV (CRW): COLGAN AIR FLIGHT 3863, AN SF34, HAD DEPARTED FROM WASHINGTON-DULLES AIRPORT, VA AND LANDED UNEVENTFUL AT CHARLESTON. NO ASSISTANCE WAS REQUESTED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP. LATER THE GROUND INSPECTION CREW REPORTED THAT  THE LEFT NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS MISSING. WASHINGTON-DULLES AIRPORT, VA REPORTED THAT A SWEEP OF RUNWAY 30 LOCATED THE PARTS. DAMAGE: NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLYLEFT NOSE WHEEL OUTER BEARING HAD FAILED CAUSING WHEEL TO SHEAR COTTER PIN AND BACK OFF AXLE NUT. WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS RECOVERED INTACT WITH NUT INSIDE WHEEL ASSEMBLY.

## Other reports on N249CJ (1)

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

- [Incident 20080324837649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080324837649I), Mar 24, 2008: Saab 340B (N249CJ), Binghamton, NY, Minor damage. (-23) On March 24, 2008, a Saab 340-B operated by nsva as flt 6886 landed at bgm. The outboard first officer, while accomplishing his walk around inspection,…

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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