# Incident 19830920063859I: Cessna 335, Chicago, IL, September 20, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1983, 09:20 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Meigs
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2706T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2706T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 335 (registry code 2075601, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-335) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 335
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520EB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830920063859I

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN TIRE STRUCK THE TOP OF THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE ON SHORT FINAL. FENCE DAMAGE ONLY.

## Other reports on N2706T (1)

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

- [Accident 19890714022559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890714022559A), Jul 14, 1989: Cessna 335 (N2706T), Pontiac, MI, Substantial damage. Right main gear collapsed on landing roll. First flight after repair same gear. Gear lock failed. Loose jamb nut.

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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