# Incident 19781213025069I: Cvac 340CVAC, Ypsilanti, MI, December 13, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1978, 01:00 local time
- Place: Ypsilanti, MI
- Airport: Willow Run
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ZIAX
- Location: 42.2403° N, 83.5315° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILLOW RUN (YIP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2403&lon=-83.5315&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5512K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5512K-2002-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 640-340D (registry code 2422814, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-640-340d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce DART-542 series (registry code 54522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-dart-542-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC 340CVAC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19781213025069I

## Narrative

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

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 19900628035449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900628035449I), Jun 28, 1990: Cvac STC340T (N5512K), Norfolk, VA. NR2 engine fire. Discharged fire bottle and shut down. NR2 wheel well boost pump leaking fuel.

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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