40.1932° N, 76.7626° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at HARRISBURG INTL (MDT), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
September 22, 1981 · 15:10 local
Place
Middletown, PA
Airport
Harrisburg International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
PCAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N29838
Reported as
Aerosp 262ANORD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,675 total1,655 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.
Jammed nose gear freed for landing wheel cocked, shimmied on landing. Steering lever drive pin found on runway.
As the FAA filed it
JAMMED NOSE GEAR FREED FOR LANDING WHEEL COCKED, SHIMMIED ON LANDING. STEERING LEVER DRIVE PIN FOUND ON RUNWAY.