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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 72751C · Detroit, MI · March 3, 1980

Date
March 3, 1980 · 18:19 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
Metro
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
NWAA
Aircraft
N495US
Reported as
Boeing 72751C
People aboard
50
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 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.

Pilot advised by tower gear not down. Down to 8 or 10 feet befoe pull up and go around.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ADVISED BY TOWER GEAR NOT DOWN. DOWN TO 8 OR 10 FEET BEFOE PULL UP AND GO AROUND.