19790914022649A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrbd BEDEBD5J · Merced, CA · September 14, 1979

Date
September 14, 1979 · 09:22 local
Place
Merced, CA
Airport
Merced
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N177RB
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79DVA62
Reported as
Amtrbd BEDEBD5J
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
72 total0 in this make and model35 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.

Flap position lock malfunctioned allowing flaps to retract on short final. Hit short of runway.

As the FAA filed it

FLAP POSITION LOCK MALFUNCTIONED ALLOWING FLAPS TO RETRACT ON SHORT FINAL. HIT SHORT OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.