Accident · 2003-11-13

NTSB case ANC04LA011 · Cessna 402 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2003-11-13
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 402 (N402ET)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Arctic Circle Air Service Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Arctic Air Service Inc.

Probable cause

Water contamination and freezing of the landing gear actuator that prevented the extension of the right main landing gear, resulting in a gear-up landing. Factors contributing to the accident were freezing temperatures at the accident location, and inadequate maintenance/servicing of the landing gear system by company maintenance personnel.

Source: NTSB case ANC04LA011

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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