# Accident 19820221006339A: Frchld FH227, Bloomington, IN, February 21, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1982, 13:14 local time
- Place: Bloomington, IN
- Airport: Monroe Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BRIA
- Location: 39.1460° N, 86.6167° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MONROE COUNTY (BMG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1460&lon=-86.6167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N378NE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N378NE-1991-07-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild FH-227 (registry code 3373042, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-fh-227) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD FH227
- Reported engine: RROYCE DART5327
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,775 total, 69 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820221006339A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING BECAUSE FLAPS DID NOT EXTEND TO FULL DOWN POSITION.PILOTS DID NOT REALIZE FLAP POSITION UNTIL TOO LATE

## 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 CHI82DA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA064), Feb 21, 1982: Fairchild Hiller 227C (N378NE), Bloomington, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N378NE (6)

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

- [Incident 19860911054209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860911054209I), Sep 11, 1986: Frchld FH227 (N378NE), Cedar Rapids, IA. Left engine shutdown after accessory gear box failed.
- [Incident 19820702037179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820702037179I), Jul 2, 1982: Frchld FH227 (N378NE), Champaign, IL. No nose gear down light. Tower checked gear down. Made normal landing. Replaced nose gear actuator.
- [Incident 19790625016819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790625016819I), Jun 25, 1979: Frchld FH227C (N378NE), Boston, MA. Nose gear not centered for landing, landed safely. Replaced steering servo valve and solenoid shut off valve.
- [Incident 19790115001799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790115001799I), Jan 15, 1979: Frchld FH227C (N378NE), Boston, MA. Flight returned due to an intermittent engine fire warning light. Replaced and cleaned connectors
- [Incident 19790114002289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790114002289I), Jan 14, 1979: Frchld FH227 (N378NE), Hartford, CT. Engine fire warning light flickered during takeoff, takeoff aborted. Cause undetermined.
- [Incident 19781018032719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781018032719I), Oct 18, 1978: Frchld FH227C (N378NE), Providence, RI, Minor damage. Co pilot sliding side window cracked while enroute. Flight was diverted.

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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