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FAA incident report · Cessna 402B · Kalispell, MT · December 5, 2014

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Date
December 5, 2014 · 06:44 local
Place
Kalispell, MT
Airport
Glacier Park International Air
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
EFUA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N957EA
Reported as
Cessna 402B
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,265 total222 in this make and model125 in the last 90 days
N957EARegistration cancelled Mar 15, 2018 · Cessna 402BS/N 402B0809Airframe modelCessna 402BEngine 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.

On December 5, 2014, at approximately 0644 MST, a Cessna 402-B, N957EA, registered to exec air Montana, inc., sustained a nose landing gear collapse on takeoff at Glacier park international (gpi) airport in Kalispell, Montana while on a part 135 cargo flight. The nose landing gear trunnion/strut seperated from the aircraft from apparent extreme side loading. Instrument meterological conditions prevailed at the time and a IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged, and the certificated commercial pilot was not injured. The flight originated at kgpi, with an intended destination of helena, Montana (khln).

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 5, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 0644 MST, A CESSNA 402-B, N957EA, REGISTERED TO EXEC AIR MONTANA, INC., SUSTAINED A NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE ON TAKEOFF AT GLACIER PARK INTERNATIONAL (GPI) AIRPORT IN KALISPELL, MONTANA WHILE ON A PART 135 CARGO FLIGHT. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TRUNNION/STRUT SEPERATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT FROM APPARENT EXTREME SIDE LOADING. INSTRUMENT METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT KGPI, WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF HELENA, MONTANA (KHLN).