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Event CHI86LA168
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THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP AT INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. PILOT AND WITNESS REPORT THAT GEAR WAS DOWN. HOWEVER, FAA INSPECTORS AND MECHANICS WHO INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT STATE THAT THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR WERE FOUND IN THE WHEELS WELLS AND THE RIGHT MAIN WAS PARTIALLY DOWN. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THE LACK OF DAMAGE TO GEAR DOORS INDICATED THE LANDING GEAR WERE NOT EXTENDED AT INITIAL IMPACT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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