# Incident 20050922030889I: Cvac 440, Kenosha, WI, September 22, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2005, 01:20 local time
- Place: Kenosha, WI
- Airport: Kenosha Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: VGCA
- Location: 42.9472° N, 87.8964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9472&lon=-87.8964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N181FL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N181FL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 440 (registry code 2422902, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-440) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 501-D13 series (registry code 03004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-501-d13-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC 440
- Reported engine: ALLSN 501D*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05IA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05IA273) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050922030889I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 09-22-05 AT APPROX. 0122 LOCAL N181FL ON FLIGHT FROM ENW TO MKE DEPARTING ON RWY 24R. AT ABOUT 400' OF RWY THE LOAD (CARGO) SHIFTED AND AIRCRAFT SETTLED GENTLY ON TAIL (TAIL POST MOUNT).

## 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 CHI05IA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05IA273), Sep 22, 2005: Convair Div. of Gen. Dynamics 440 (N181FL), Kenosha, WI, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The flight crew failed to verify that the cargo was secured before takeoff.

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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