# Incident 20020125006459I: Namer T28C, Chicago/Aurora, IL, January 25, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 2002, 17:20 local time
- Place: Chicago/Aurora, IL
- Airport: Aurora Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7719° N, 88.4757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AURORA MUNI (ARR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7719&lon=-88.4757&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2215D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2215D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American T-28C (registry code 6402507, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-28c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820 series (registry code 67020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER T28C
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R1820*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020125006459I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT MADE A NORMAL TAKE-OFF FROM AURORA AIRPORT AND LEVELED OUT AT 4,500 FEET. THE FIRST INDICATION OF TROUBLE WAS THE PROPELLER SUDDENLY INCREASED IN SPEED, TO 2,500 RPM. THE PILOT TURNED BACK TOWARD THE AIRPORT AND LINED UP WITH RUNWAY 15. APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS LATER THE ENGINE BEGAN VIBRATION BADLY AND BACKFIRING, WHILE LOSING POWER. WITHOUT ENOUGH POWER TO MAKE THE PLANNED RUNWAY, THE PILOT ELECTED TO PERFORM A GEAR UP LANDING SHORT OF THE AIRPORT. (THIS IS THE RECOMMENDED PROCEDURE FOR THIS AIRCRAFT ACCORDING TO THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST). THE LANDING WAS VERY SMOOTH, THE AIRCRAFT SLID ABOUT 300 FEET, THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N2215D (1)

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

- [Incident 20100127026559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100127026559I), Jan 27, 2010: North Ameri T-28C (N2215D), Allentown, PA, Minor damage. Aircraft departed abe on runway 24, turned left on climb-out and at about 1000 feet the right engine cowling departed the aircraft. Pilot declared an emergency…

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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