32.7153° N, 117.1573° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 9, 1980 · 22:50 local
Place
San Diego, CA
Airport
Lindbergh
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N98415
Reported as
Cessna 421
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total100 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.
Ze nose wheel steering damaged by a 3 inch vertical ridge in newly laid runway surface. Surface not compliance 139
As the FAA filed it
ZE NOSE WHEEL STEERING DAMAGED BY A 3 INCH VERTICAL RIDGE IN NEWLY LAID RUNWAY SURFACE. SURFACE NOT COMPLIANCE 139