# Incident 19850909050669I: Frchld F27A, Phoenix, AZ, September 9, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1985, 23:47 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Sky Harbor International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ACZA
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N712AB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N712AB-2014-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild F-27A (registry code 3373004, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-f-27a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD F27A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,774 total, 55 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850909050669I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION. GEAR NOT FULLY EXTENDED FOR LANDING. FOUND BROKEN ELBOW ON NOSE GEAR PNEUMATIC LINE.

## Other reports on N712AB (1)

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

- [Incident 19850418020279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850418020279I), Apr 18, 1985: Frchld F27A (N712AB), San Antonio, TX. Gearbox oil pressure gauge went to zero. Warning light on. Shutdown engine. Internal failure of gearbox.

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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