- Date
- November 27, 1977
- Place
- Elgin, IL · ELGIN, IL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N261WRMitsubishi MU2B
- Status
- Completed · report January 20, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771127039709A
- Case key
- 144644
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3705 77/11/27 ELGIN,IL MITSUBISHI MU2B CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1615 N261WR PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS 32, 4118 TOTAL HOURS, 207 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ELGIN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NASHVILLE,TN ELGIN,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL DUG IN MUD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N261WR
- Reported as
- Mitsubishi MU2B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Elgin
FAA reports on this event · 1
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