# Accident 19790216008459A: Rkwell 520, Sarasota, FL, February 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Sarasota, FL
- Airport: Sarasota/Bradento
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3383&lon=-82.5437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N113RH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 520
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FLD40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790216008459A

## Narrative

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

GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. MAIN GEAR DOWN LOCKS BROKEN FROM FUSELAGE BY LANDING SHOCK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA79FLD40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD40), Feb 16, 1979: Aero Comdr 520 (N113RH), Sarasota, FL, substantial damage

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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