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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 402C · Nantucket, MA · August 31, 2012

Date: August 31, 2012 · 16:30 local
Place: Nantucket, MA
Airport: Nantucket Memorial Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: HYIA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N769EA
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA12IA550
Reported as: Cessna 402C
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 10
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,450 total65 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N769EARegistered now · Cessna 402CS/N 402C0303 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna 402C Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot reported extended landing gear on approach to Nantucket runway 24. Performed landing checklist and verified three green landing gear down lock lights illuminated. Landed on the mains and lowered the nose which continued to lower until the fuselage nose area contacted the runway. Notified ATC and evacuated the passengers.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED EXTENDED LANDING GEAR ON APPROACH TO NANTUCKET RUNWAY 24. PERFORMED LANDING CHECKLIST AND VERIFIED THREE GREEN LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. LANDED ON THE MAINS AND LOWERED THE NOSE WHICH CONTINUED TO LOWER UNTIL THE FUSELAGE NOSE AREA CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. NOTIFIED ATC AND EVACUATED THE PASSENGERS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA12IA550Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportNantucket, MACompany maintenance personnel’s failure to comply with the airplane manufacturer’s service instructions by not removing the cracked drag brace from service nor inspecting the repaired drag brace at the appropriate interval, which resulted in the failure of…Aug 31, 2012 · Minor damage

Other reports on N769EA · 2

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

Incident 20110319003709ILanding: Touchdown · San Juan, PRA daily report received from the FAA southern region operations center indicating that on March 19, 2011, at 12:55 eastern standard time (EST), hyannis air service (dba. Cape air) flight KAP130 declared an emergency due to left main landing gear would not…Mar 19, 2011 · Minor damage Incident 20090427005789ILanding · Nantucket, MA(-23) Aircraft experienced a faulty gear indication during final. The left main landing gear indicator did not turn green indicating the gear was down and locked. The pilot followed emergency procedures and cycled the gear to no avail. He attempted to blow…Apr 27, 2009 · Minor damage