39.2904° N, 76.6122° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Baltimore, MD, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 13, 1979 · 09:53 local
Place
Baltimore, MD
Airport
Washington International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AAR
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N487A
Reported as
Aerosp 262ANORD
People aboard
16
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total1,600 in this make and model0 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.
Nose wheel tire went flat on landing touchdown. Positive control was maintained.
As the FAA filed it
NOSE WHEEL TIRE WENT FLAT ON LANDING TOUCHDOWN. POSITIVE CONTROL WAS MAINTAINED.