19781213025069I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cvac 340CVAC · Ypsilanti, MI · December 13, 1978

Date: December 13, 1978 · 01:00 local
Place: Ypsilanti, MI
Airport: Willow Run
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: ZIAX
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5512K
Reported as: Cvac 340CVAC
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N5512KRegistration cancelled Mar 27, 2002 · Convair 640-340DS/N 134 · Built 1959 Airframe modelConvair 640-340D Engine modelRolls-Royce DART-542 seriesTurbo-prop

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Nose gear collapsed when flight crew activated hydraulic system. Gear selector was in the "up" position.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN FLIGHT CREW ACTIVATED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. GEAR SELECTOR WAS IN THE "UP" POSITION.

Other reports on N5512K · 1

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

Incident 19900628035449IDescent · Norfolk, VANR2 engine fire. Discharged fire bottle and shut down. NR2 wheel well boost pump leaking fuel.Jun 28, 1990 · Reported as Cvac STC340T