43.7712° N, 88.4884° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at FOND DU LAC COUNTY (FLD), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 30, 1989 · 19:00 local
Place
Fond Du Lac, WI
Airport
Fond Du Lac County Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N540RG
Reported as
Amtr Glasair
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
19,000 total50 in this make and model50 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 get gear down and locked light. Landed gear up. Rod end bearing of nose gear actuator had failed.
As the FAA filed it
UNABLE TO GET GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT. LANDED GEAR UP. ROD END BEARING OF NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR HAD FAILED.