# Incident 19831205071559I: Amtrjf BARRACUDA, Chino, CA, December 5, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1983, 15:30 local time
- Place: Chino, CA
- Airport: Chino
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9748° N, 117.6365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHINO (CNO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9748&lon=-117.6365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78WB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78WB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Buethe-William BARRACUDA (registry code 05613C9, https://openairdocs.org/model/buethe-william-barracuda) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRJF BARRACUDA
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 248 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831205071559I

## Narrative

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

LANDED GEAR UP. ATTEMPTED TO LOWER GEAR. BRACKET SECURING UPLOCK CABLE TO INSTRUMENT PANEL STRUCTURE WAS BROKEN.

## Other reports on N78WB (2)

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

- [Incident 19940923036639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940923036639I), Sep 23, 1994: Amtrjf BARRACUDA (N78WB), Hemet, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Electical problem with hydraulic pump which failed lock nose gear down.
- [Incident 19850225012249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850225012249I), Feb 25, 1985: Amtrjf BARRACUDA (N78WB), Palm Springs, CA, Minor damage. Left main collapsed on rollout. Aircraft skidded off runway. Hydraulic system failed to lock wheel down.

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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