# Incident 19960403009959I: Aerosp ATR42300, Traverse City, MI, April 3, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1996, 13:55 local time
- Place: Traverse City, MI
- Airport: Cherry Capital
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 44.7598° N, 85.6998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7598&lon=-85.6998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421MQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421MQ-1998-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-300 (registry code 8680920, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR42300
- People aboard: 35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96IA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96IA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960403009959I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING ROLL OUT TO TAXIWAY, AIRCRAFT LT. MLG FAILED. AIRCRAFT STOPPED APPROXIMATELY 600 FT FROM DEPARTURE END AFTER SLIDING 250 FT. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED AT THE SWIVEL POINT BETWEEN LEG ASSY. AND TRAILING ARM ASSY. AIRCRAFT HAD 32 PASSENGERS ON BOARD AND THE CREW INITIATED EVACUATION OF AIRCRAFT VIA NORMAL EXITS WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## 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 CHI96IA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96IA125), Apr 3, 1996: ATR 42 (N421MQ), Traverse City, MI, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: improper use of procedures by maintenance personnel at an overhaul facility during overhaul of the landing gear, allowing corrosion to occur on the barrel lugs of the landing gear, which subsequently…

## Other reports on N421MQ (4)

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

- [Incident 19970505012409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970505012409I), May 5, 1997: Aerosp ATR42300 (N421MQ), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Narrative: an aerospatiale ATR-42, aircraft serial number 014, registration number N421MQ, operating as American eagle flight 4304, landed at o'Hare airport,…
- [Incident 19960521018209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960521018209I), May 21, 1996: Aerosp ATR42300 (N421MQ), Marquette, MI. Narrative: aircraft N421MQ departed mqt on flight 4140 and enroute to cwa the lt. main landing gear unlock indicator showed unsafe indication. The aircraft…
- [Incident 19900807043099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900807043099I), Aug 7, 1990: Aerosp ATR42300 (N421MQ), Cedar Rapids, IA, Minor damage. Cabin window cracked en route. Pressurization held. Descended and continued to destination.
- [Incident 19880117001109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880117001109I), Jan 17, 1988: Aerosp ATR42300 (N421MQ), Waterloo, IA, Minor damage. Engine fire warning light came on. Returned. Found burnt wires, caused by leaking secondary fuel nozzles.

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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