# Incident 19800407047239I: Boeing 72730, Houston, TX, April 7, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1980, 19:49 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- 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: N18479, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18479-1981-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-100C (registry code 1384037, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-100c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72730
- People aboard: 83
- 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/19800407047239I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR SCISSOR DISCONNECTED ON LANDING ROLL, ALLOWING NOSE WHEEL TO TURN SIDEWAYS.

## Other reports on N18479 (2)

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

- [Incident 19800315038789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800315038789I), Mar 15, 1980: Boeing 72730 (N18479), Houston, TX. Slow hydraulic leak number one engine. Flight returned to Houston.
- [Incident 19800131020479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800131020479I), Jan 31, 1980: Boeing 72730 (N18479), Midland, TX. Runway icy and taxiway braking nil. While attempting 180 degree turn on runway, aircraft got off side of runway.

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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