# Incident 19780309015739I: Piper 600SMITH, Chicago, IL, March 9, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1978, 02:00 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Midway
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9530Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9530Q-2013-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 8360602, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 600SMITH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,578 total, 400 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780309015739I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BROKEN SCISSORS LINK ON MAIN GEAAR ALLOWED WHEEL TO TURN 60 DEGREES TO LINE OF FLIGHT. LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N9530Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820304014119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820304014119A), Mar 4, 1982: Piper PA60600 (N9530Q), Elyria, OH, Substantial damage. Attemtped crosswind takeoff on icy runway. Began sliding sideways. Aborted takeoff. Slid into snowbank.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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