# Incident 19790103002069I: Stbros SD330, Salisbury, MD, January 3, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1979, 08:11 local time
- Place: Salisbury, MD
- Airport: Wicomico
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HNA
- Location: 38.3752° N, 75.5866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salisbury, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3752&lon=-75.5866&mi=10
- Aircraft: N696HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N696HA-2013-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Short Bros SD3-30 200 (registry code 8110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-sd3-30-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A series (registry code 61508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STBROS SD330
- People aboard: 19
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 1,200 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/19790103002069I

## Narrative

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

PILOT RECYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES. UNABLE TO GET LEFT MAIN TO LOCK DOWN.

## Other reports on N696HA (3)

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

- [Incident 19880110004249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880110004249I), Jan 10, 1988: Stbros SD330 (N696HA), Newport News, VA. Engine hydraulic warning light came on followed by other light. Lowered landing gear using emergency procedures.
- [Incident 19780516033919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780516033919I), May 16, 1978: Stbros SD330 (N696HA), Hagerstown, MD. Aircraft struck birds on rollout.
- [Incident 19780310014649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780310014649I), Mar 10, 1978: Stbros SD330 (N696HA), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. Pilot unable to get a safe light on the right main, collapsed after touchdown.

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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