# Incident 19830715046899I: Rkwell NA265, San Jose, CA, July 15, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1983, 17:55 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Ried Hillview
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14124, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14124-2018-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American T-28A (registry code 6402504, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright 1820F56 (registry code 67024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-1820f56) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL NA265
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R1820*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,345 total, 10 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830715046899I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LOWER LANDING GEAR. THE REID LATCH HAD FAILED AND JAMMED THE MASTER CONTROL TORQUE SHAFT.

## Other reports on N14124 (2)

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

- [Accident 20150814014229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150814014229A), Aug 14, 2015: North American T-28A (N14124), Las Cruces, NM, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The pilot and passenger departed el paso, TX on a personal flight to Las Cruces, NM. After refueling they departed Las Cruces to return to el paso. After…
- [Accident 20030530014209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030530014209A), May 30, 2003: Namer T28A (N14124), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot reported that after a normal landing at about 70 knots he felt a high frequency vibration from the nose landing gear. He then raised the nose…

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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