38.8951° N, 77.0364° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 16, 1978
Place
Washington, DC
Airport
Natl
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N9NP
Reported as
Rkwell NA265
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot reported unsafe gear indication while preparing to land. Switch was loose on gear. Clamp tightened.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT REPORTED UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION WHILE PREPARING TO LAND. SWITCH WAS LOOSE ON GEAR. CLAMP TIGHTENED.