40.4758° N, 88.9699° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Bloomington, IL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 15, 1983 · 18:19 local
Place
Bloomington, IL
Airport
Bloomington Norma
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5626D
Reported as
Beech E18S
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN14B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total75 in this make and model35 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.
Failed to note gear not fully down for landing. Tower warning late. Gear collapsed on landing. Gear horn silent.
As the FAA filed it
FAILED TO NOTE GEAR NOT FULLY DOWN FOR LANDING. TOWER WARNING LATE. GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. GEAR HORN SILENT.