39.5296° N, 119.8138° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 19, 1986 · 15:15 local
Place
Reno, NV
Airport
Cannon International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SWXA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8961
Reported as
Doug DC914
People aboard
73
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,432 total469 in this make and model181 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.
An open gear door struck the runway on landing. Linkage bolts found broken. Pilot failed to observe gear door light
As the FAA filed it
AN OPEN GEAR DOOR STRUCK THE RUNWAY ON LANDING. LINKAGE BOLTS FOUND BROKEN. PILOT FAILED TO OBSERVE GEAR DOOR LIGHT