# Incident 19910902051289I: Govt N24A, Mc Allen, TX, September 2, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1991, 15:18 local time
- Place: Mc Allen, TX
- Airport: Miller International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EDGA
- Location: 26.2034° N, 98.2300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McAllen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2034&lon=-98.2300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4816C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4816C-1993-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Government Aircraft Factories N24A (registry code 3880104, https://openairdocs.org/model/government-aircraft-factories-n24a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GOVT N24A
- People aboard: 17
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,350 total, 360 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910902051289I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LOWER LANDING GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP. BOLT IN RIGHT MAIN GEAR TORQUE ROD WAS BROKEN.

## Other reports on N4816C (1)

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

- [Incident 19910728059289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910728059289I), Jul 28, 1991: Govt N24A (N4816C), Athens, GA, Minor damage. On rollout nose gear unsafe light and horn came on. Nose wheel folded. Appears screw jack failed.

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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