# Accident 19980802045889A: Namer SNJ6, Quincy, IL, August 2, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1998, 11:30 local time
- Place: Quincy, IL
- Airport: Quincy Municipal Baldwin Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9294° N, 91.3802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9294&lon=-91.3802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7983C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: NAMER SNJ6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA295) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980802045889A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 2, 1998, AT 1130 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT) , A NORTH AMERICAN SNJ-6B, N7983C, REGISTERED TO SNJ, INC., WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING AT THE QUINCY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, QUINCY, ILLINOIS. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN, AT 0830 CDT.                            THE PILOT REPORTED, "AT TOUCHDOWN THE RIGHT WING STARTED DOWN AS THOUGH THE RIGHT GEAR WAS NOT DOWN.  I LIFTED THE WING WITH THE CONTROLS AND APPLIED POWER.  WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT I REDUCED POWER AND THE RIGHT WING FELL AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP."  THE LANDING WAS MADE ON RUNWAY 04 (7,097' X 150').                                           INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.                                                   (-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 AM ON AUGUST 2, 1998, A NORTH AMERICAN SNJ-6, N7983C, BEING FLOWN BY AN APPROPRIATELY RATED PILOT LANDED AT QUINCY, IL IN VMC CONDITIONS FOR A PLANNED FUEL STOP AFTER DEPARTING FROM OSHKOSH, WI. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT AT TOUCHDOWN, THE RIGHT WING DROPPED AS THOUGH THE RIGHT GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED.  IN AN ATTEMPT TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND, HE RAISED THE RIGHT WING AND APPLIED POWER.  THE AIRCRAFT WENT TO THE LEFT AND CLEARED THE RUNWAY.  HE THEN REDUCED POWER.  AS THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ON THE RIGHT WING, LEFT MAIN GEAR, AND TAIL WHEEL.

## 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 CHI98LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA295), Aug 2, 1998: North American SNJ-6B (N7983C), Quincy, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the right main landing gear collapsed for undetermined reasons.

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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