# Accident 19820820039799A: Amtrsx CASSUTT1, West Chicago, IL, August 20, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1982, 13:53 local time
- Place: West Chicago, IL
- Airport: Du Page
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9071° N, 88.2480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DUPAGE (DPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9071&lon=-88.2480&mi=10
- Aircraft: N113HC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N113HC-2021-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Harry CASSUTT (registry code 1970114, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-harry-cassutt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSX CASSUTT1
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,420 total, 71 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820820039799A

## Narrative

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

TAIL WHEEL SWIVEL COTTER PIN FAILED CAUSING PILOT TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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