# Incident 19810226019809I: Stbros SD330, Middleton, PA, February 26, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1981, 07:20 local time
- Place: Middleton, PA
- Airport: Mdt
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PCAA
- Location: 40.8856° N, 78.7459° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middleton, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8856&lon=-78.7459&mi=10
- Aircraft: N304CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N304CA-2014-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Short Bros. & Harland SD3-30 (registry code 8100602, https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-harland-sd3-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STBROS SD330
- People aboard: 23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,370 total, 115 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/19810226019809I

## Narrative

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

ZA NOSE GEAR RED LIGHT REMAINED ON AT GEAR RETRACT. FOUND NOSE GEAR REQUIRED SERVICING.

## Other reports on N304CA (5)

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

- [Incident 19880106012029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880106012029I), Jan 6, 1988: Stbros SD330 (N304CA), Middletown, PA. Could not hold powerplant within torque limits. Engine shut down. Found propeller governor had an internal failure.
- [Incident 19870225015519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870225015519I), Feb 25, 1987: Stbros SD330 (N304CA), Middletown, PA, Substantial damage. The right engine caught fire during descent. It was secured and a safe landing was made. Turbine bearing failure.
- [Incident 19821105066559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821105066559I), Nov 5, 1982: Stbros SD330 (N304CA), Jamaica, NY. Right engine lost fuel pressure and stopped crew mismanaged fuel. Fuel gauges in error. Low fuel indicator needed.
- [Incident 19820114001369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820114001369I), Jan 14, 1982: Stbros SD330 (N304CA), Middletown, PA. Za lost hydraulic pressure on takeoff climb. Emergency gear and hydraulic procedure used. Excessive air in system.
- [Incident 19810622054069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810622054069I), Jun 22, 1981: Stbros SD330 (N304CA), Wilkes Barre, PA, Minor damage. Aircraft encountered severe turbulence during level cruise.

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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