# Incident 19870512022229I: Frchld F27F, Wainwright, AK, May 12, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1987, 13:03 local time
- Place: Wainwright, AK
- Airport: Dew Station
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PAKA
- Location: 70.6463° N, 159.9585° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wainwright, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.6463&lon=-159.9585&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222DG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222DG-2005-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild F-27F (registry code 3373008, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-f-27f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce DART-529 series (registry code 54507, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-dart-529-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD F27F
- People aboard: 14
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,150 total, 3,800 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870512022229I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRSTAIR DOOR CAME UNLATCHED ON ROTATION.  AIRCRAFT RETURNED SAFELY.  DAMPER CLIP MISSING.

## Other reports on N222DG (2)

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

- [Incident 20010212001779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010212001779I), Feb 12, 2001: Frchld F27F (N222DG), Spokane, WA. (-23) After landing at geg, mechanics discovered that the right inboard main wheel assembly, part number 9541587, was missing. A/c was enroute to geg from ykm…
- [Incident 19840125011819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840125011819I), Jan 25, 1984: Frchld F27F (N222DG), Everett, WA, Minor damage. Nose gear would not extend fully. Landed without nose gear extended.

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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