33.7490° N, 84.3880° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 5, 1979 · 22:10 local
Place
Atlanta, GA
Airport
Hartsfield International
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
ZIA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8240U
Reported as
Doug DC833
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total1,200 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.
Unsafe gear light. Aircraft veered on landing. Main gear bungee cyinder and retract cylinder broken.
As the FAA filed it
UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT. AIRCRAFT VEERED ON LANDING. MAIN GEAR BUNGEE CYINDER AND RETRACT CYLINDER BROKEN.