--- title: "C-130J Super Hercules damaged by nose gear collapse at Little Rock Air Force Base" description: "A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 314th Airlift Wing at Little Rock Air Force Base was damaged when its nose gear collapsed while the plane was on the tarmac" date: "2019-10-30" modified: "2019-10-30" authors: - name: "Jeff Schogol" job_title: "Senior Pentagon Reporter" link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/jeff-schogol/" url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/news/c130-little-rock-afb-damaged/" categories: - "Air Force" - "Aircraft" - "Around the World" - "Military Branches" - "News" - "Tech & Tactics" - "United States" tags: - "Northern Command" --- # C-130J Super Hercules damaged by nose gear collapse at Little Rock Air Force Base ![]() No one was injured when the nose gear for a C-130J Super Hercules collapsed while the aircraft was on the tarmac at Little Rock Air Force Base, said Tim Boyer, a spokesman for the 19th Airlift Wing. The C-130J, which is assigned to the 314th Airlift Wing, is grounded as investigators determine how badly it has been damaged, Boyer told Task & Purpose on Wednesday. The incident happened on Tuesday. [Three pictures of the damaged plane were posted on the Air Force amn/nco/snco Facebook page on the following day.]() It is too early to determine whether the accident rises to the level of a Class A mishap, which involves more than $2 million worth of damage to an aircraft, Boyer said. "Operational safety is a top priority for Little Rock Air Force Base and an investigation will be conducted to determine the cause of the incident," Boyer said. ## Author Jeff Schogol is the senior Pentagon reporter for Task & Purpose. He reports on both the Defense Department as a whole as well as individual services, covering a variety of topics that include personnel, policy, military justice, deployments, and technology. ### Author social links [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]() [Twitter]()