# Incident 19780915018849I: Gruman F8F2ACME, Chino, CA, September 15, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1978, 14:18 local time
- Place: Chino, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9763° N, 117.6745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chino, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9763&lon=-117.6745&mi=10
- Aircraft: N700F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N700F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman F7F-3 (registry code 3950704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-f7f-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series (registry code 52026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAN F8F2ACME
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 30 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/19780915018849I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO EXTEND GEAR BEFORE LANDING. GEAR UPLOCK CABLE BROKE.

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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