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FAA incident report · Cessna 340A · Michigan City, IN · September 12, 1978

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Date
September 12, 1978 · 17:30 local
Place
Michigan City, IN
Airport
Phillips
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1383G
Reported as
Cessna 340A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,500 total300 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N1383GRegistered now · Cessna 340AS/N 340A0082 · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna 340AEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unable to extend gear after alternators failed, emergency gear extension inoperative due to faulty sprocket.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO EXTEND GEAR AFTER ALTERNATORS FAILED, EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION INOPERATIVE DUE TO FAULTY SPROCKET.