If Bad Luck Runs in 'Threes,' What Does This Signify?
These accidents all occured over the weekend. Perhaps gravity
suddenly increased? In any event, nobody was hurt...
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 9PB
Make/Model: EXP Description:
EXTRA
Date: 08/23/2003 Time: 2230
Event Type: Incident Highest Injury:
None Mid Air: N Missing:
N
Damage: Minor
LOCATION
City: SUGAR GROVE State: IL Country:
US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 9, GEAR COLLAPSED, SUGAR
GROVE, IL.
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 9792E
Make/Model: BL17 Description: 17
Viking, Super Viking, Turbo
Date: 08/23/2003 Time: 2150
Event Type: Incident Highest Injury:
None Mid Air: N Missing:
N
Damage: Minor
LOCATION
City: AUSTIN State: TX Country:
US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT LANDED AND NOSEGEAR COLLAPSED, AUSTIN, TX
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 732T
Make/Model: BE18 Description: 18
(C-45, RC-45, TC-45, UC-45,
Date: 08/25/2003 Time: 1243
Event Type: Incident Highest Injury:
None Mid Air: N Missing:
N
Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
City: KEY WEST State: FL Country:
US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, GEAR COLLAPSED, KEY WEST, FLA.
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 64291
Make/Model: C172 Description: 172,
P172, R172, Skyhawk, Hawk
Date: 08/24/2003 Time: 1953
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury:
None Mid Air: N Missing:
N
Damage: Minor
LOCATION
City: RIVERSIDE State: CA Country:
US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND LANDING GEAR
COLLAPSED, RIVERSIDE, CA
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 6273A
Make/Model: C182 Description: 182,
Skylane
Date: 08/22/2003 Time: 1738
Event Type: Incident Highest Injury:
None Mid Air: N Missing:
N
Damage: Minor
LOCATION
City: LAFAYETTE State: LA Country:
US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, LAFAYETTE, LA
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 4788V
Make/Model: C172 Description: 172,
P172, R172, Skyhawk, Hawk
Date: 08/24/2003 Time: 1730
Event Type: Incident Highest Injury:
None Mid Air: N Missing:
N
Damage: Minor
LOCATION
City: SANTA ANA State: CA Country:
US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT ON LANDING ROLL, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, JOHN WAYNE
AIRPORT, SANTA ANA, CA
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 44222
Make/Model: C185 Description: 185,
A185 Skywagon, Skywagon 1
Date: 08/23/2003 Time: 1630
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury:
None Mid Air: N Missing:
N
Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
City: MARION State: OH Country:
US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND AIRCRAFT
SLID OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, MARION MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MARION,
OH
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 1875Q
Make/Model: C177 Description: 177,
Cardinal
Date: 08/24/2003 Time: 1958
Event Type: Incident Highest Injury:
None Mid Air: N Missing:
N
Damage: Minor
LOCATION
City: MESA State: AZ Country:
US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, NOSE WHEEL FAILED TO EXTEND, FALCON
FIELD, MESA, AZ
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