# Incident 19781205022449I: Rkwell 690B, Raleigh, NC, December 5, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1978, 17:53 local time
- Place: Raleigh, NC
- Airport: Durham
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7721° N, 78.6386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Raleigh, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7721&lon=-78.6386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N246MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N246MC-2006-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 690B (registry code 7630516, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-690b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331-5&6SER (registry code 01515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-5-6ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 690B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 2,900 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/19781205022449I

## Narrative

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

LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR ONLY DOWN. PILOTS INSISTED GEAR SHOWED SAFE AND VISUALLY CHECKED. GEAR SYSTEM CHECKED OUT OK.

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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