# Incident 19780810049599I: Lkheed 382, Dover, DE, August 10, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1978, 03:15 local time
- Place: Dover, DE
- Airport: Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TIA
- Location: 39.1606° N, 75.5217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dover, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1606&lon=-75.5217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23ST (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 382
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78IA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78IA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780810049599I

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNABLE TO GET LEFT GEAR FULLY DOWN. IT COLLPASED ON TOUCHDOWN. SUSPECT JAM NUT TOO TIGHT.

## 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 IAD78IA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78IA091), Aug 10, 1978: Lockheed L-382G (N23ST), Dover, DE, 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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