42.9469° N, 87.8971° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL MITCHELL INTL (MKE), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
April 1, 1985 · 13:00 local
Place
Milwaukee, WI
Airport
General Mitchell
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N183JC
Reported as
Lear 35A
Reported engine
AiResearch TFE73122B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total3,600 in this make and model150 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 wheel failed to center or retract after takeoff. Connector on squat switch relay panel shorted internally.
As the FAA filed it
NOSE WHEEL FAILED TO CENTER OR RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. CONNECTOR ON SQUAT SWITCH RELAY PANEL SHORTED INTERNALLY.