32.2217° N, 110.9265° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 17, 1983 · 19:24 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Part 125 operator
Operator
ACFO
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N555SL
Reported as
Vicker 745D
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce DART510
People aboard
16
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,758 total300 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.
Nose gear collapsed upon landing. Hydraulic system cutout valve part NR4191617 did not maintain hydraulic pressure.
As the FAA filed it
NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED UPON LANDING. HYDRAULIC SYSTEM CUTOUT VALVE PART NR4191617 DID NOT MAINTAIN HYDRAULIC PRESSURE.