# Incident 19781115026759I: Beech A45, Waukegan, IL, November 15, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1978, 11:15 local time
- Place: Waukegan, IL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3694° N, 87.8709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waukegan, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3694&lon=-87.8709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88RM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88RM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A45 (registry code 1152006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A45
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,510 total, 625 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/19781115026759I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO EXTEND GEAR BEFORE LANDING. FOUND IMPROPER PARTS IN GER ACTUATOR.

## Other reports on N88RM (4)

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

- [Incident 20181118022719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181118022719I), Nov 18, 2018: Beech A45 (N88RM), Deland, FL, Minor damage. On Sunday November 18, 2018 at approx 1030 am pilot had just completed two touch and goes while performing a VFR proficiency flight. During approach of the…
- [Incident 20100130027119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100130027119I), Jan 30, 2010: Beech A45 (N88RM), Danville, IL, Minor damage. After takeoff, nose landing gear would not retract. When the gear was selected down, the nose gear would not fully extend. Emergency gear extension was not…
- [Incident 19920423024059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920423024059I), Apr 23, 1992: Beech A45 (N88RM), San Antonio, TX. Unsafe gear light after takeoff. Total electrical failure. Battery connections corroded and capacity very low.
- [Incident 19780328011489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780328011489I), Mar 28, 1978: Beech T34A (N88RM), Hampshire, IL. 100 Hour engine failed due to lack of lubrication to #4 main and connecting rod bearing.

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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