41.3032° N, 95.8941° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
March 18, 1981 · 10:00 local
Place
Omaha, NE
Airport
Eppley
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AMWA
Aircraft
N243AM
Reported as
Swrngn SA226TC
People aboard
13
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,100 total3,000 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Unable to get nose gear down by normal means. Used emergency extension.
As the FAA filed it
UNABLE TO GET NOSE GEAR DOWN BY NORMAL MEANS. USED EMERGENCY EXTENSION.