33.8179° N, 118.1519° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at LONG BEACH (DAUGHERTY FLD) (LGB), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
August 20, 1984 · 17:24 local
Place
Long Beach, CA
Airport
Long Beach
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
JAMA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7787J
Reported as
Doug DC981
People aboard
142
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total1,600 in this make and model245 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.
Unsafe gear indication on right main gear. Landed safely. Found broken wire on right main gear down sensor switch.
As the FAA filed it
UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION ON RIGHT MAIN GEAR. LANDED SAFELY. FOUND BROKEN WIRE ON RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOWN SENSOR SWITCH.