# Incident 19801109079289I: Rkwell 500A, Corpus Christi, TX, November 9, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1980, 11:34 local time
- Place: Corpus Christi, TX
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8006° N, 97.3964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corpus Christi, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8006&lon=-97.3964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N313M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N313M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500-A (registry code 0141104, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-E (registry code 17240, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 500A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,150 total, 50 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/19801109079289I

## Narrative

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

ZG NOSE GEAR DID NOT LOCK IN DOWN POSITION. SPACER PIN ASSEMBLY BROKEN AND PIN MISSING FROM STRUT.

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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