# Incident 19780725039289I: Aerosp 262ANORD, Philadelphia, PA, July 25, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1978, 20:15 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RAN
- Location: 39.9523° N, 75.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9523&lon=-75.1638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26225 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP 262ANORD
- People aboard: 24
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,600 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780725039289I

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNABLE TO GET SAFE INDICATION FOR LEFT MAIN, IT PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ON LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC78FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA072), Jul 25, 1978: Nord 262-A (N26225), Philadelphia, PA, incident, minor damage

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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