# Incident 19780831038479I: Rkwell 500S, Buffalo, NY, August 31, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1978, 09:07 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9116N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9116N-2017-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500 S (registry code 0141107, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 500S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 800 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/19780831038479I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GER COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT. BOLTS HAD BACKED OUT OF COLLAR ON SHIMMY DAMPER.

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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