NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CHI88FA223
Registry · N852TW
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CIRRUS DESIGN SR22
Year of manufacture
2023
TCDS
A00009CH · CIRRUS DESIGN CORP
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO-550-N (310 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20230328
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S ABB084
Registrant of record
KINNEY AVIATION LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
IMPROPER PROCEDURAL CHECKLIST IN WHICH A CRITICAL STEP WAS NOT LISTED.
Factual narrative
SCHEDULED DOMESTIC PART 121 FLIGHT COULD NOT GET LANDING GEAR TO EXTEND ON APPROACH TO CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT. AFTER MISSED APPROACH, CREW TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO EXTEND GEAR MANUALLY USING PROCEDURES IN COCKPIT CHECKLIST AND FLIGHT OPERATIONS MANUAL. EMERGENCY GEAR-UP LANDING WAS MADE AT CHICAGO O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A DISCONNECTED GEAR SELECTOR ACTUATING ROD FROM THE NORMAL LANDING GEAR RETRACT/EXTENSION ACTUATING ASSEMBLY. CREW DAMAGED MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION MECHANISM IN MANUAL EXTENSION ATTEMPTS. FAA APPROVED PROCEDURAL CHECKLIST HAD OMITTED CRITICAL STEP IN MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1988_CHI88FA223.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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