Event CHI91LA103

1991-03-02 CHICAGO, Illinois, United States Airport · ORD None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N385MQ

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

SHORT BROS SD3-60

Engine

P&W PT6A SERIES (500 hp)

Seats / Engines

39 seats · 2 engines

Last airworthiness date

19861223

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A46EFF

Registrant of record

ACC INTEGRATED SERVICES INC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N385MQ Short Brothers SD3-60 None

Probable cause & findings

AN EXCESSIVE LANDING FLARE BY THE COPILOT. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT ARE THE INOPERATIVE WING FLAPS AND THE CAPTAIN'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISON.

Factual narrative

THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE OVERROTATED AND STRUCK THE RUNWAY WITH AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE DURING A NO FLAP LANDING. THE FIRST OFFICER WAS FLYING THE APPROACH AND WHEN HE ASKED FOR FLAP EXTENSION BOTH PILOTS STATED THEY DID NOT EXTEND. THE CAPTAIN ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE APPROACH. THE FINAL APPROACH WAS FLOWN WITH THE CAPTAIN MANIPULATING THE THROTTLES AND THE FIRST OFFICER ON THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. THE AIRLANE BOUNCED ON TOUCHDOWN. THE CAPTAIN ASSUMED COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND COMPLETED THE LANDING. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_CHI91LA103.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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