Plane Crash List

Cessna 402C N2718Y

7 February 1994 · Billings, Montana, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 7 February 1994 at about 01:53 local time, a Cessna 402C registered N2718Y, operated by Big Sky Transportation, was involved in an accident near Billings, Montana, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 01:53
Classification
Accident
Location
Billings, Montana, United States
Nearest airport
Billings (BIL)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 402C
Registration
N2718Y
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Big Sky Transportation
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Miles City
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
SEA94LA058

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
5 0 0 0 5

Probable cause

THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR FROZE. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS TEMPERATURE EXTREMES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR AND NOTED THAT THE MAIN GEAR LIGHTS WENT OUT BUT THE GEAR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT CYCLED THE GEAR WITH THE SAME RESULTS. THE PILOT SELECTED THE GEAR DOWN AND RETURNED FOR LANDING WITH A THREE GREEN INDICATION. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND TO INDICATE A MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, HOWEVER THE MECHANIC STATED THAT DUE TO THE EXTREME LOW TEMP CONDITIONS THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR MAY HAVE FROZEN AND DID NOT ALLOW THE NOSE GEAR TO COMPLETE A FULL RANGE OF TRAVEL TO THE UP LOCK OR DOWN LOCK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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