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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Frchld FH-227 · West Palm Beach, FL · July 24, 1979

Date: July 24, 1979 · 16:39 local
Place: West Palm Beach, FL
Airport: International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7801M
Reported as: Frchld FH227
People aboard: 25
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,970 total952 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N7801MRegistration cancelled Oct 11, 1994 · Fairchild FH-227S/N 503 Airframe modelFairchild FH-227

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Gear collapsed after initial touchdown gear handle probably placed in mid position, moved with landing.

As the FAA filed it

GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER INITIAL TOUCHDOWN GEAR HANDLE PROBABLY PLACED IN MID POSITION, MOVED WITH LANDING.

Other reports on N7801M · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19910918046629IForced/Precautionary Landing · West Palm Beach, FLAft lavatory smoke detector on after takeoff. Smoke in cabin. Returned. Supercharger seals leaking oil.Sep 18, 1991 Incident 19800703027599ILevel Off Touchdown · West Palm Beach, FLGear was down and locked on final, but collapsed on touchdown. No mechanical discrepancies found.Jul 3, 1980 · Minor damage