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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Hwksly BH125400A · Fort Lauderdale, FL · April 12, 1985

Date: April 12, 1985 · 15:01 local
Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Airport: International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N888WK
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA85IA147
Reported as: Hwksly BH125400A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,600 total600 in this make and model40 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 would not extend for landing. Safe landing. Nose gear door connecting rod broken.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND FOR LANDING. SAFE LANDING. NOSE GEAR DOOR CONNECTING ROD BROKEN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA85IA147Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportFt Lauderdale, FLThe plt reported that on an FAA check flt, the nose gear would not extend. Subsequently, the acft received minor damage when it was landed with the nose gear retracted. An investigation revealed that a nose landing gear door rod assembly had failed from…Apr 12, 1985 · Minor damage