# Incident 19871229077209I: Stbros SD330, Allentown, PA, December 29, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1987, 14:56 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SALA
- Location: 40.5936° N, 75.4784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allentown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5936&lon=-75.4784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N724SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N724SA-2014-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Short Bros. & Harland SD3-30 (registry code 8100602, https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-harland-sd3-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A series (registry code 61508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STBROS SD330
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A45R
- People aboard: 26
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,525 total, 354 in this make and model, 279 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871229077209I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION. DIVERTED. NOSE GEAR RETRACTED ON ROLLOUT. DOWN LOCK MECHANISM FROZEN OPEN.

## Other reports on N724SA (3)

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

- [Incident 19891212059409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891212059409I), Dec 12, 1989: Stbros SD330 (N724SA), Reading, PA. Pilot stated right brake did not catch on departure from gate. Hit horizontal stabilizer of parked aircraft.
- [Incident 19851008055339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851008055339I), Oct 8, 1985: Stbros SD330 (N724SA), Reading, PA, Minor damage. During landing rollout aircraft struck a deer.
- [Incident 19790806030059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790806030059I), Aug 6, 1979: Stbros SD330 (N724SA), Reading, PA, Minor damage. Turbine blades failed, takeoff aborted.

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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