# Accident 20010926026349A: Conaer C2, Faribault, MN, September 26, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2001, 18:30 local time
- Place: Faribault, MN
- Airport: Faribault Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2900° N, 93.2703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2900&lon=-93.2703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N273B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N273B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Colonial C-2 (registry code 5110202, https://openairdocs.org/model/colonial-c-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER C2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA330) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010926026349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING FOR REASONS YET TO BE DETERMINED. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2001 AT ABOUT 1830 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A COLONIAL C-2, N273B, PILOTED BY AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 20 (2,230 FEET BY 140 FEET, TURF) AT THE FARIBAULT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, FARIBAULT, MINNESOTA. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN AND WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CIRCLE LAKE, MINNESOTA, AT ABOUT 1815.

## 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 CHI01LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA330), Sep 26, 2001: Colonial C-2 (N273B), Faribault, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the landing gear shock strut.

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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