41.8500° N, 87.6501° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 22, 1991 · 15:50 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Merrill C Meigs
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
GLBA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N196GL
Reported as
Beech 1900C
People aboard
16
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,868 total2,660 in this make and model257 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.
On liftoff struck two geese. Returned to airport. Landed safely.
As the FAA filed it
ON LIFTOFF STRUCK TWO GEESE. RETURNED TO AIRPORT. LANDED SAFELY.