# Incident 19801006073089I: Frchld F27FRCHLD, Newport News, VA, October 6, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1980, 08:00 local time
- Place: Newport News, VA
- Airport: Patrick Henry
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WHAA
- Location: 36.9788° N, 76.4280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport News, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9788&lon=-76.4280&mi=10
- Aircraft: N112TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N112TA-2012-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild F-27 (registry code 3373002, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-f-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce DART-510&511 (registry code 54504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-dart-510-511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD F27FRCHLD
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 300 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/19801006073089I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK IN UP POSITION AFTER TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N112TA (2)

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

- [Incident 19801009089369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801009089369I), Oct 9, 1980: Frchld F27FRCHLD (N112TA), Newport News, VA. Ground crew informed pilot that main landing gear outboard wheel was missing.
- [Incident 19800819065219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800819065219I), Aug 19, 1980: Frchld F27FRCHLD (N112TA), New York, NY, Minor damage. Inboard wheel assembly separated from aircraft on takeoff.

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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