40.1932° N, 76.7626° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at HARRISBURG INTL (MDT), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
February 3, 1981 · 07:30 local
Place
Middletown, PA
Airport
Harrisburg International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
PCAA
Aircraft
N331CA
Reported as
Stbros SD330
People aboard
19
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,130 total525 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.
Left main did not lock in up position after takeoff. Returned, cleaned switches and lubed latches.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT MAIN DID NOT LOCK IN UP POSITION AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED, CLEANED SWITCHES AND LUBED LATCHES.