# Incident 19820702037179I: Frchld FH227, Champaign, IL, July 2, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1982, 14:38 local time
- Place: Champaign, IL
- Airport: Willard
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: BRIA
- Location: 40.1141° N, 88.2746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Champaign, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1141&lon=-88.2746&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: 28
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,935 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820702037179I

## Narrative

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

NO NOSE GEAR DOWN LIGHT. TOWER CHECKED GEAR DOWN. MADE NORMAL LANDING. REPLACED NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR.

## 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.
- [Accident 19820221006339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820221006339A), Feb 21, 1982: Frchld FH227 (N378NE), Bloomington, IN, Substantial damage. Hard landing because flaps did not extend to full down position. Pilots did not realize flap position until too late
- [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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