CHI72FEE80

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 421B · Wheeling, IL · May 26, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 26, 1972
Place
Wheeling, IL · WHEELING, IL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8002QCessna 421B
Status
Completed · report February 14, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167103

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1874  72/5/26    WHEELING,ILL        CESSNA 421B         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2155                    N8002Q              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  UNK/NR, 3317 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            114 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAL-WAUKEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOUISVILLE,KY               WHEELING,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SHEARED
        REMARKS- ADJUSTMENT BOLT FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N8002Q
Reported as
Cessna 421B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pal-Waukee

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.