40.4406° N, 79.9959° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 11, 1979 · 21:47 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Greater International
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AAA
Aircraft
N29808
Reported as
Aerosp 262ANORD
People aboard
12
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 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.
Nose gear down indicator light failed to light due to broken wire at down lock switch of nose gear.
As the FAA filed it
NOSE GEAR DOWN INDICATOR LIGHT FAILED TO LIGHT DUE TO BROKEN WIRE AT DOWN LOCK SWITCH OF NOSE GEAR.