# Accident 20010910038649A: Beech 76, Chicago/Wheelin, IL, September 10, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2001, 17:56 local time
- Place: Chicago/Wheelin, IL
- Airport: Pal-Waukee Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1305° N, 87.9204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1305&lon=-87.9204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N383, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N383) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA314) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010910038649A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2001, AT 1756 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH MODEL 76, N383, PILOTED BY A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND DUAL STUDENT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 30 (4,397 FEET BY 50 FEET, ASPHALT), AT THE PALWAUKEE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WHEELING ILLINOIS. THE DUAL STUDENT HELD A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH A SINGLE ENGINE LAND AIRPLANE RATING. THE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND DUAL STUDENT WERE NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME. (-23) UPON LANDING, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING RIGHT WING AND PROPELLER TO CONTACT THE SURFACE. AIRCRAFT SPUNT TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO REST PAST MIDFIELD. DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT, HE STATED THAT HE HAD ALL THREE LANDING GEAR INDICATORS IN THE GREEN PRIOR TO LANDING. MECHANICS FROM NORTH AMERICAN JET, INC. WHO REMOVED THE WRECKAGE, STATED THAT THE RIGHT AND NOSE LANDING GEAR WERE NOT COMPLETELY DOWN AND LOCKED, ONLY THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED.                    AFTER PICKING THE AIRCRAFT UP, THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND THREE GREEN INDICATIONS WERE NOTED. THE LANDING GEAR WAS PHYSICALLY CLAMPED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO A MAINTENANCE HANGAR.

## 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 CHI01LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA314), Sep 10, 2001: Beech 76 (N383), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the hydraulic power pack,and the false landing gear position indication.

## Other reports on N383 (1)

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

- [Incident 20230605017469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230605017469I), Jun 5, 2023: Beech 76 (N383), Palo Alto, CA, Minor damage. On Monday June 5, 2023, aircraft was flying out of kpao (Palo Alto, CA) for currency flight training. Aircraft made a normal landing at kpao. During the roll…

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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