# Accident 19851007057319A: Frchld F27FRCHLD, Houston, TX, October 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1985, 17:42 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: William P Hobby
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6495° N, 95.2791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6495&lon=-95.2791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4302F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4302F-2012-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild F-27 (registry code 3373002, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-f-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce DART-510&511 (registry code 54504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-dart-510-511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD F27FRCHLD
- Reported engine: RROYCE DART5147
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,561 total, 1,512 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851007057319A

## Narrative

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

PRIMARY PROPELLER GROUND FINE SYSTEM INOPERATIVE. VEERED OFF RUNWAY SIDE. NOSE GEAR OLEO STRUT FAILED, WAS CRACKED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW86LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA006), Oct 7, 1985: Fairchild F-27 (N4302F), Houston, TX, substantial damage

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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