# Incident 19790724019549I: Frchld FH227, West Palm Beach, FL, July 24, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1979, 16:39 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7801M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7801M-1994-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild FH-227 (registry code 3373042, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-fh-227) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD FH227
- People aboard: 25
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,970 total, 952 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/19790724019549I

## Narrative

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

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 19910918046629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910918046629I), Sep 18, 1991: Frchld FH227 (N7801M), West Palm Beach, FL. Aft lavatory smoke detector on after takeoff. Smoke in cabin. Returned. Supercharger seals leaking oil.
- [Incident 19800703027599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800703027599I), Jul 3, 1980: Frchld FH227 (N7801M), West Palm Beach, FL, Minor damage. Gear was down and locked on final, but collapsed on touchdown. No mechanical discrepancies found.

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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