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FAA incident report · Cessna 441 · Portland, OR · April 6, 2017

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Date
April 6, 2017 · 15:57 local
Place
Portland, OR
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N441BL
Reported as
Cessna 441
Reported engine
Alliedsign TPE331 series
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,984 total
N441BLRegistered now · Cessna 441S/N 4410237 · Built 1981Airframe modelCessna 441Engine modelAlliedsign TPE331-10NTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

On Thursday, April 6, 2017, a Cessna 441, registered as N441BL, serial number 4410237, was involved in an incident at Portland international airport (kpdx) in which the aircraft suffered minor damage.

The flight originated from carson airport (kcxp) in carson city, NV and began an IFR cross country flight to kpdx, to drop off passengers. The aircraft's final destination was skagit regional airport (kbvs) in northwestern portion of Washington state .

The pilot in command explained that he was cleared to land on runway 10L, and had three green landing gear lights indicating it was in the down position. The pilot also stated that he could see the nose gear extended through a reflection of the aircraft?s paint.

He explained that it was a normal landing up to the point of the nose gear touching down on the runway. As the nose gear touched down, he began to hear grinding. He verified his feet were not on the brakes, however the vibrations continued. The pilot explained that he reversed the propeppelers, continued to decelerate, and mentioned that he still had some directional control. At 60 knots he applied the brakes, moved the propellers out of reverse, and began to observe sparks. The pilot stopped the aircraft on the runway, shut it down, and had everyone exit the aircraft.

After exiting the aircraft, the pilot observed the nose gear in flames. After the event, the pilot explained that the nose tire appeared to have shredded and separated from the hub. The wheel hub appeared to be ground down as a result of contact with the surface of the runway. The nose wheel tire guard was later located on the runway by airport personnel.

The pilot stated that he preppared the aircraft and performed a satisfactory preflight prior to his departure from kcxp. He recalled that there was no discrepencies with any of the tires when he visually checked them. The pilot explained that he believes the tire could have gone flat in flight. He explained that he could not account for any foreign object debrees (FOD) that could have occurred duirng its taxi, takeoff, OR departure from kcxp.

As the FAA filed it

ON THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2017, A CESSNA 441, REGISTERED AS N441BL, SERIAL NUMBER 4410237, WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT AT PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KPDX) IN WHICH THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE.

THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CARSON AIRPORT (KCXP) IN CARSON CITY, NV AND BEGAN AN IFR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO KPDX, TO DROP OFF PASSENGERS. THE AIRCRAFT'S FINAL DESTINATION WAS SKAGIT REGIONAL AIRPORT (KBVS) IN NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF WASHINGTON STATE .

THE PILOT IN COMMAND EXPLAINED THAT HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 10L, AND HAD THREE GREEN LANDING GEAR LIGHTS INDICATING IT WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT HE COULD SEE THE NOSE GEAR EXTENDED THROUGH A REFLECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT?S PAINT.

HE EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS A NORMAL LANDING UP TO THE POINT OF THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHING DOWN ON THE RUNWAY. AS THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, HE BEGAN TO HEAR GRINDING. HE VERIFIED HIS FEET WERE NOT ON THE BRAKES, HOWEVER THE VIBRATIONS CONTINUED. THE PILOT EXPLAINED THAT HE REVERSED THE PROPEPPELERS, CONTINUED TO DECELERATE, AND MENTIONED THAT HE STILL HAD SOME DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. AT 60 KNOTS HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, MOVED THE PROPELLERS OUT OF REVERSE, AND BEGAN TO OBSERVE SPARKS. THE PILOT STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY, SHUT IT DOWN, AND HAD EVERYONE EXIT THE AIRCRAFT.

AFTER EXITING THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT OBSERVED THE NOSE GEAR IN FLAMES. AFTER THE EVENT, THE PILOT EXPLAINED THAT THE NOSE TIRE APPEARED TO HAVE SHREDDED AND SEPARATED FROM THE HUB. THE WHEEL HUB APPEARED TO BE GROUND DOWN AS A RESULT OF CONTACT WITH THE SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE WHEEL TIRE GUARD WAS LATER LOCATED ON THE RUNWAY BY AIRPORT PERSONNEL.

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE PREPPARED THE AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED A SATISFACTORY PREFLIGHT PRIOR TO HIS DEPARTURE FROM KCXP. HE RECALLED THAT THERE WAS NO DISCREPENCIES WITH ANY OF THE TIRES WHEN HE VISUALLY CHECKED THEM. THE PILOT EXPLAINED THAT HE BELIEVES THE TIRE COULD HAVE GONE FLAT IN FLIGHT. HE EXPLAINED THAT HE COULD NOT ACCOUNT FOR ANY FOREIGN OBJECT DEBREES (FOD) THAT COULD HAVE OCCURRED DUIRNG ITS TAXI, TAKEOFF, OR DEPARTURE FROM KCXP.