# Incident 19820604033429I: Gruman HU16D, Ft Lauderdale, FL, June 4, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1982, 12:00 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CICA
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N116FB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N116FB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Aircraft ENG G-111 (registry code 3950410, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-aircraft-eng-g-111) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAN HU16D
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820604033429I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR PARTLY RETRACTED ON TAKEOFF. WOULD NOT EXTEND. PILOT ADJUSTED CG AFT. AIRCRAFT SAT ON TAIL AFTER LANDING.

## Other reports on N116FB (1)

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

- [Incident 19820719040579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820719040579I), Jul 19, 1982: Gruman HU16D (N116FB), Ft Lauderdale, FL. Right engine smoked on takeoff and climbout. #7 head cracked, #7 exhaust valve failed. Flight returned, evacuated.

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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