42.9469° N, 87.8971° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL MITCHELL INTL (MKE), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
December 18, 1985 · 16:45 local
Place
Milwaukee, WI
Airport
General Mitchell Field
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
MWEA
Aircraft
N85AS
Reported as
Doug DC914
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D7
People aboard
45
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,660 total1,360 in this make and model205 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.
Unsafe right main gear indication went to safe on flyby. Landed and gear pinned. Downlock switch replaced.
As the FAA filed it
UNSAFE RIGHT MAIN GEAR INDICATION WENT TO SAFE ON FLYBY. LANDED AND GEAR PINNED. DOWNLOCK SWITCH REPLACED.