38.7117° N, 78.1600° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, VA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 16, 1981 · 18:30 local
Place
Washington, VA
Airport
Dulles
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N141H
Reported as
Rkwell NA26560
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
18,000 total900 in this make and model75 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.
Pilot used emergency procedures when the right main gear light did not light. Landing was normal. Broken torque link
As the FAA filed it
PILOT USED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR LIGHT DID NOT LIGHT. LANDING WAS NORMAL.BROKEN TORQUE LINK