# Incident 19970423027129I: Beech A36, Chicago/Wheelin, IL, April 23, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1997, 15:42 local time
- Place: Chicago/Wheelin, IL
- Airport: Pal-Waukee Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1849W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1849W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 475 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970423027129I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED WARSAW, IN. AND WHEN THE GEAR WAS SELECTED UP A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD. THE GEAR TRANSITION LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE GEAR WAS SELECTED IN THE DOWN POSITION A GREEN SAFE COULD NOT BE OBTAINED. THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WOULD ALSO NOT ALLOW A SAFE INDICATION . THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND AT PALWAUKEE AIRPORT WHEELING, IL. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED UPON LANDING CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND GEAR DOORS. NO FIRE NOR INJURIES. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE NOSE GEAR LINKAGE BROKEN AT THE CONTROL ROD END. THE ROD END HAD FAILED IN THE BEARING CASE AREA CAUSING THE ROD TO BE DISCONNECTED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION INDICATED THIS TO BE THE WRONG ROD END FOR THE APPLIED LOAD.

## Other reports on N1849W (1)

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

- [Incident 19931105047609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931105047609I), Nov 5, 1993: Beech A36 (N1849W), Fort Wayne, IN. Loud bang and loss of power inflight. Forced landing in corn field. Found broken rod on engine.

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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