# Accident 19940317000439A: Amd FALCON900, Detroit, MI, March 17, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1994, 01:39 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2203° N, 83.3504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2203&lon=-83.3504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N327K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMD FALCON900
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940317000439A

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRWORTHINESS- FALCON JET STRUCTURAL ENGINEER, STATED THAT THE SYSTEM THAT PRESSURIZES THE NOSE STRUT WAS LOW. HE BELIEVES THE STRUT COMPRESSED BY AIR LOADS ON RETRACTION CAUSING THE ROLLERS TO MISS THE GEAR DOOR HOOKS AND WHEN IN THE WHEEL WELL THE STRUT EXTENDED ABOVE THE GEAR DOOR HOOKS. THE GEAR DOOR HOOKS THEN HELD THE NOSE GEAR UP AND PROPER EXTENSION WAS NOT POSSIBLE.

## 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 CHI94LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA112), Mar 17, 1994: Dassault-Breguet Falcon 900 (N327K), Detroit, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the nose landing gear jammed in the UP position due to low pressure in the nose gear strut. A factor associated with the accident is the manufacturer's insufficient standards/requirements for…

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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