# Incident 20180905018539I: Cessna 340A, West Chicago, IL, September 5, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2018, 12:18 local time
- Place: West Chicago, IL
- Airport: Dupage  Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9071° N, 88.2480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DUPAGE (DPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9071&lon=-88.2480&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1945E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1945E-2022-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340A (registry code 2076405, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180905018539I

## Narrative

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

CHICAGO/WEST CHICAGO, IL (DPA): N1945E, C340, ACFT WAS EXPERIENCING GEAR ISSUES, LANDED RWY 20L AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. POB: 2, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: EXTENT UNKNOWN. 09/05/2018 1718Z

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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