# Incident 19880131057869I: Dorner DO228201, Chicago, IL, January 31, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1988, 10:56 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago Midway
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FBAA
- Location: 41.7856° N, 87.7527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (MDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7856&lon=-87.7527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N260MC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N260MC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dornier DORNIER 228-202 (registry code 2992030, https://openairdocs.org/model/dornier-dornier-228-202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honeywell TPE331-SER series (registry code 33909, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-tpe331-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DORNER DO228201
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,100 total, 500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880131057869I

## Narrative

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

DURING PREFLIGHT,LEFT AILERON LOCK DANGLING BY BUNGEE CORD FROM WING. FLEW TO KENT COUNTY RUNWAY WITH LOCK DANGLING

## Other reports on N260MC (1)

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

- [Incident 19881010060219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881010060219I), Oct 10, 1988: Dorner DO228202 (N260MC), Moline, IL. Unsafe gear light. Completed emergency extension. Landed safely. Left main gear actuator was replaced.

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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