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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Doug SBD5SWAIRLIN · Rockford, IL · July 3, 1981

Date
July 3, 1981 · 11:20 local
Place
Rockford, IL
Airport
Greater Rockford
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N54532
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81FEE43
Reported as
Doug SBD5SWAIRLIN
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,200 total2 in this make and model50 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.

Failed to ascertain landing gear latch was in down and locked position. Latch pin adjustment prevented lock.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED TO ASCERTAIN LANDING GEAR LATCH WAS IN DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. LATCH PIN ADJUSTMENT PREVENTED LOCK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.