# Incident 19780507032399I: Frchld 24R46, Wallkill, NY, May 7, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1978, 14:00 local time
- Place: Wallkill, NY
- Airport: Kobelt
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6242° N, 74.1417° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KOBELT (N45), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6242&lon=-74.1417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81385, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81385-2023-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild 24W-46 (registry code 3370626, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24w-46) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Warner SS165 series (registry code 64504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-ss165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD 24R46
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 10 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780507032399I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDING GEAR FAILED AT REAR FITTING AFTER LANDING. FITTING HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED PER AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE.

## Other reports on N81385 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19850309008539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850309008539A), Mar 9, 1985: Frchld 24W46 (N81385), Andover, NJ, Substantial damage. Left wheel entered grassy area during landing. Aircraft veered in gusty conditions and struck a snowbank.
- [Accident 19760207005129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760207005129A), Feb 7, 1976: Frchld 24W46 (N81385), Sheridan, IN, Substantial damage. Fox hunting.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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