35.0352° N, 85.2036° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at LOVELL FLD (CHA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 22, 1998 · 08:18 local
Place
Chattanooga, TN
Airport
Lovell Field
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N324TR
Reported engine
Continental IO470L
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,052 total300 in this make and model
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.
According to a statement from the local air traffic controller and according to a confirming statement from the pilot, the airplane landed normally with its landing gear in the proper down position. When the airplane was slow enought to begin its turn off the runway and onto the taxiway, the landing gear collapsed.
As the FAA filed it
ACCORDING TO A STATEMENT FROM THE LOCAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER AND ACCORDING TO A CONFIRMING STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT, THE AIRPLANE LANDED NORMALLY WITH ITS LANDING GEAR IN THE PROPER DOWN POSITION. WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS SLOW ENOUGHT TO BEGIN ITS TURN OFF THE RUNWAY AND ONTO THE TAXIWAY, THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.