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.
Other Cessna 402 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec 1994 | Cessna 402C | Elim, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 19 Nov 1994 | Cessna 402C | Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States | Island Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Feb 1994 | Cessna 402C | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | Air Nevada Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1994 | Cessna 402 | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1994 | Cessna 402B | Exuma Island, Bahamas | Major's Air Services | Unknown | - |
| 15 Mar 1994 | Cessna 402B | Jeremie, Haiti | Caribintair | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 1994 | Vickers SPITFIRE MARK XVIII | Great Falls, Montana, United States | Breit, Best, Richmand, Bosch, | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1994 | Bell 204B | Libby, Montana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 May 1994 | Piper PA-12 | Nashua, Montana, United States | Nielson, Mark | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1994 | Piper PA-18 | Culbertson, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1994 | Cessna 170A | Wolf Creek, Montana, United States | Schneider, Gregory M. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1994 | Cessna T188C | Angela, Montana, United States | Pluhar, Dennis A. | No injuries | - |