40.1998° N, 87.5952° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at VERMILION RGNL (DNV), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
October 6, 1982 · 07:26 local
Place
Danville, IL
Airport
Vermilion Co
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N26WB
Reported as
Doug A26BSHIELDS
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total25 in this make and model128 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.
Nose gear failed to lock down. Collapsed on landing. Beam assembly in hydraulic system had seized.
As the FAA filed it
NOSE GEAR FAILED TO LOCK DOWN. COLLAPSED ON LANDING. BEAM ASSEMBLY IN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM HAD SEIZED.