40.2759° N, 76.8850° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Harrisburg, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 7, 1980 · 09:00 local
Place
Harrisburg, PA
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
PCAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N330US
Reported as
Stbros SD330
People aboard
13
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,100 total195 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.
Downlock pins improperly installed after landing, not flagged, not removed before takeoff.
As the FAA filed it
DOWNLOCK PINS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED AFTER LANDING, NOT FLAGGED, NOT REMOVED BEFORE TAKEOFF.