Event CHI85LA177

1985-04-26 MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, United States Airport · FCM None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N29134

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BEECH 400A

Seats / Engines

10 seats · 2 engines

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A2FC0F

Registrant of record

AIRHEAD AVIATION LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N29134 Cessna T210L None

Factual narrative

AFTER LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD 'THUMP'. A GEAR DOWN & LOCKED INDICATION WAS NOT OBTAINED, HOWEVER, THE MAIN GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN TO THE PILOT. UPON LANDING THE ACFT SWERVED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. ONLY THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS DOWN & LOCKED. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR WAS FOUND SPLIT OPEN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_CHI85LA177.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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