41.7606° N, 88.3201° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, IL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 19, 1985 · 16:15 local
Place
Aurora, IL
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N28GM
Reported as
Amtrtr TURNERT40A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
946 total2 in this make and model2 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.
Unable to maintain directional control on first flight touchdown. Struck VASI light system.
As the FAA filed it
UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON FIRST FLIGHT TOUCHDOWN. STRUCK VASI LIGHT SYSTEM.