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Nose Gear Fails at Barnstable Airport


photographer David G. Curran

What: Cape Air/Hyannis Air Service Cessna 402C en route from Boston to Martha’s Vineyard.
Where: Barnstable Municipal Airport HYANNIS, MA
When: Saturday Nov 22, 8 pm
Who: Pilot and 5 passengers
Why: At 7:15 prior to a flyby of the airport, Pilot John Call reported to ATC that his indicator revealed a nose gear problem .

On landing on a retracted, or not fully locked gear, the nose gear on the plane collapsed and struck the tarmac. No injuries were reported. Emergency crews were standing by

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