# Incident 19781002030899I: Rkwell 680, Spokane, WA, October 2, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1978, 11:20 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 47.6588° N, 117.4260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spokane, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6588&lon=-117.4260&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9368R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9368R-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680-E (registry code 0141604, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series (registry code 41529, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 680
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,400 total, 400 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/19781002030899I

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN RETRACT CYLINDER BROKE, ALL HYDRAULIC FLUID LOST. LANDED SAFELY. PILOT HAD NO BRAKES.

## Other reports on N9368R (1)

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

- [Incident 19781018032839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781018032839I), Oct 18, 1978: Rkwell 680E (N9368R), Pullman, WA, Minor damage. Connecting rod bolt failed. Flight attempted to return. Landed at airport en route due to altitude loss

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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