# Incident 19830817060859I: Cvac STCAPJC, Mosinee, WI, August 17, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1983, 22:00 local time
- Place: Mosinee, WI
- Airport: Central Wisconsin
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REPA
- Location: 44.7778° N, 89.6659° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CENTRAL WISCONSIN (CWA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7778&lon=-89.6659&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2728R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2728R-1997-01-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 340 (registry code 242270A, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC STCAPJC
- Reported engine: ALLSN 501D13D
- People aboard: 15
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19830817060859I

## Narrative

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

WHEN GEAR WAS EXTENDED THE LEFT OUTBOARD WHEEL FELL OFF THE AXLE. FOUND SAFETY BOLT HAD COME OFF DUE TO VIBRATION.

## Other reports on N2728R (3)

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

- [Incident 19870921062029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870921062029I), Sep 21, 1987: Cvac STCAPJC (N2728R), Detroit, MI. A fire warning light led crew to discharge fire bottles and evacuate aircraft. Number 2 tail pipe ball joint blown.
- [Incident 19860712050779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860712050779I), Jul 12, 1986: Cvac STCAPJC (N2728R), Eau Claire, WI. Fire warning on left engine. Secured and used firebottles. Two center sections of engine exhaust were cracked.
- [Incident 19810222010879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810222010879I), Feb 22, 1981: Cvac STC340CVAC (N2728R), Chicago, IL. Pilot reported electrical arcing at horse collar of number 2 engine.

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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