# Incident 19870310012969I: Stbros SD360, Windsor Locks, CT, March 10, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1987, 07:29 local time
- Place: Windsor Locks, CT
- Airport: Bradley International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PLGA
- Location: 41.9390° N, 72.6843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRADLEY INTL (BDL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9390&lon=-72.6843&mi=10
- Aircraft: N691A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N691A-2004-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Short Bros SHORTS SD3-60 (registry code 8100605, https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-shorts-sd3-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STBROS SD360
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,900 total, 400 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870310012969I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION, EMERGENCY PROCEDURES USED. DIVERTED TO A SAFE LANDING. DOWN LOCK SWITCH CRUSHED.

## Other reports on N691A (2)

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

- [Accident 19971125040819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971125040819A), Nov 25, 1997: Stbros SD360 (N691A), Billings, MT, Substantial damage. The short brothers SD3-60 cargo flight was being vectored for the vor/cme rwy 28R appraoch to the Billings Logan International Airport during instrument…
- [Incident 19870101003749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870101003749I), Jan 1, 1987: Stbros SD360 (N691A), Groton, CT. Left engine oil pressure light came on and shutdown accomplished. Uneventful landing. Power section had seized.

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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