41.7082° N, 86.3173° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at SOUTH BEND INTL (SBN), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
October 24, 1983 · 06:53 local
Place
South Bend, IN
Airport
South Bend
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
BCIA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N118BA
Reported as
Beech C90
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,550 total2,080 in this make and model85 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.
Circuit breaker tripped on gear retraction. Made precautionary landing. Towbar had been left in nose wheel.
As the FAA filed it
CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED ON GEAR RETRACTION. MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. TOWBAR HAD BEEN LEFT IN NOSE WHEEL.