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CHI85LA270

1985-07-03 · CARBONDALE, Illinois, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MDH

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT WAS LANDING AT DEST ARPT AFTER A TWO HR XCOUNTRY FLT. AT GEAR EXT NO GREEN LIGHT. PILOT RECYCLED GEAR BUT STILL NO LIGHT. EMERGENCY EXT USED AND THREE GREEN INDICATED. ON LD ROLL NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. UPLOCK ARM TUBE WAS BROKEN ON THE NOSE GEAR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_CHI85LA270.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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