41.7856° N, 87.7527° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (MDW), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
October 10, 1990 · 08:35 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Chicago Midway
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
MIWA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N269MC
Reported as
Dorner DO228202
Reported engine
Garrett TPE331*
People aboard
9
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,740 total2,033 in this make and model211 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.
NR1 cowling unfastened during climbout. Returned. Found upper cowling door to be the cause of the malfunction.
As the FAA filed it
NR1 COWLING UNFASTENED DURING CLIMBOUT. RETURNED. FOUND UPPER COWLING DOOR TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION.