# Accident 19910302005719A: Stbros SD360, Chicago, IL, March 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1991, 15:45 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 41.9769° N, 87.9081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (ORD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9769&lon=-87.9081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N385MQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N385MQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Short Bros SD3-60 (registry code 8100606, https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-sd3-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STBROS SD360
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A65AR
- People aboard: 22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,087 total, 1,903 in this make and model, 502 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910302005719A

## Narrative

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

TAIL STRIKE ON LANDING. ICE ON AIRFRAME. REPORTED FLAPS INOP. RECORDER SHOWS FLAPS EXTENDED THEN RETRACTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI91LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA103), Mar 2, 1991: Short Brothers SD3-60 (N385MQ), Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN EXCESSIVE LANDING FLARE BY THE COPILOT. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT ARE THE INOPERATIVE WING FLAPS AND THE CAPTAIN'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISON.

## Other reports on N385MQ (1)

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

- [Incident 19920910042709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920910042709I), Sep 10, 1992: Stbros SD360 (N385MQ), Raleigh-Durham, NC. Left engine shut down on final approach. Landed safely. Found P3 line cracked.

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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