# Incident 19810611042439I: Stbros SD330, Middletown, PA, June 11, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1981, 19:59 local time
- Place: Middletown, PA
- Airport: Harrisburgh International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PCAA
- Location: 40.2009° N, 76.7292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2009&lon=-76.7292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N331CA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: STBROS SD330
- People aboard: 13
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,400 total, 305 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81IA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81IA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810611042439I

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO GET GEAR DOWN AND LOCK LIGHT ON EXTENSION. FOUND BROKEN DOWN LOCK SWITCH WIRES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC81IA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81IA057), Jun 11, 1981: Shorts SD3-30 (N331CA), Middletown, PA, incident, no damage

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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