CHI86LA085
1986-02-08 · MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed
Airport MKE
N777CS has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (BEECH E33A, built 1969), which was not involved in this event.
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Factual narrative
WHILE TAXIING TO PARK, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT HAND GEAR SUPPORT HAD TORN FROM THE WING RIB TO WHICH IT WAS BOLTED. ON THE FAA MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT SUBMITTED BY THE OPERATOR, COMPANY OFFICIALS STATED THAT IT APPEARED THAT THE GEAR HAD A HEAVY SIDE LOAD PLACED UPON IT AT SOME UNKNOWN TIME. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE LANDING PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS NORMAL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1986_CHI86LA085.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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