# Incident 19790529200559I: Nihon YS11, Chantilly, VA, May 29, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1979, 18:15 local time
- Place: Chantilly, VA
- Airport: Dulles International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PIA
- Location: 38.8892° N, 77.4421° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chantilly, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8892&lon=-77.4421&mi=10
- Aircraft: N269P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: NIHON YS11
- People aboard: 36
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,450 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790529200559I

## Narrative

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

ON CLIMB OUT, UNABLE TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR. USED OVERRIDE SYSTEM. LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUT SWITCH FAILED.

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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