# Incident 19850826067869I: Cessna 421A, Wheeling, IL, August 26, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1985, 15:51 local time
- Place: Wheeling, IL
- Airport: Palwaukee
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1277° N, 87.9210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1277&lon=-87.9210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421Q-1989-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421A (registry code 2076012, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 320 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850826067869I

## Narrative

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

ABNORMAL NOISE AND UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT WITH EXTENSION. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. TORQUE TUBE SUPPORT MOUNT TORN AWAY.

## Other reports on N421Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19880203001839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880203001839A), Feb 3, 1988: Cessna 421A (N421Q), Chicago/Wheelin, IL, Substantial damage. Slid off the snow covered runway while landing in a strong quartering tailwind. Collapsed the gear in deep snow.

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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