42.6492° N, 83.2874° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 3, 1979 · 22:12 local
Place
Pontiac, MI
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N74811
Reported as
Curtis C46FCURTIS
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,725 total200 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
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.
Right gear collapsed on rollout due to faulty down lock cylinder.
As the FAA filed it
RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT DUE TO FAULTY DOWN LOCK CYLINDER.