# Incident 19791120044609I: Lkheed 1011*, Houston, TX, November 20, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1979, 11:45 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EAL
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N312EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N312EA-1981-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed L-1011-385-1 (registry code 5265010, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-l-1011-385-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 1011*
- People aboard: 35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19791120044609I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT NOSE WHEEL FAILED ON LANDING CAUSING TIRE TO FAIL. CAUSE APPEARED TO BE FATIGUE FRACTURE.

## Other reports on N312EA (2)

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

- [Incident 19801118080349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801118080349I), Nov 18, 1980: Lkheed 1011* (N312EA), Chicago, IL. Za landing gear would not retract due to broken landing gear leveling cylinder.
- [Incident 19781219023429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781219023429I), Dec 19, 1978: Lkheed 1011/ (N312EA), Atlanta, GA. Main tire problem on takeoff. Flight continued to destinaton. Right front inboard tire cap had separated.

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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