40.4406° N, 79.9959° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 17, 1979 · 15:08 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1397L
Reported as
Cessna 337H
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,700 total25 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 collapsed on rollout. Actuator spring guide PN1280206-1 not properly adjusted at Cessna factory.
As the FAA filed it
NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT. ACTUATOR SPRING GUIDE PN1280206-1 NOT PROPERLY ADJUSTED AT CESSNA FACTORY.