# Incident 19800208023419I: Dhav DHC4A, San Juan, Puerto Rico, February 8, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1980, 10:19 local time
- Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MERA
- Location: 18.4663° N, 66.1057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4663&lon=-66.1057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N544Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N544Y-2003-11-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland CARIBOU DHC-4A (registry code 2800304, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-caribou-dhc-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2000 series (registry code 52023, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2000-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 3,000 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/19800208023419I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE HAD GREEN LIGHTS ON EXTENSION OF LANDING GEAR, ALSO VISUAL CHECK. NOSE GEAR RETRACTED ON TOUCHDOWN.

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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