# Incident 19890111000809I: Dhav DHC7102, Gunnison, CO, January 11, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1989, 18:55 local time
- Place: Gunnison, CO
- Airport: Gunnison County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RMAA
- Location: 38.5404° N, 106.9195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5404&lon=-106.9195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N926RM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC7102
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A50
- People aboard: 47
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,806 total, 2,430 in this make and model, 264 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89IA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89IA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890111000809I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLLOUT. FOUND GEAR UPPER LOCK STRUT HAD FAILED.

## 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 DEN89IA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89IA060), Jan 12, 1989: De Havilland DHC-7-102 (N926RM), Gunnison, CO, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE DOWN LOCK MECHANISM RESULTING FROM THE NON-COMPLIANCE WITH A SERVICE BULLETIN BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

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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