From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on August 14, 1996, northwest airlines flight 1026, an MD-80 departed Ontario International Airport with landing gear down lock safety pins installed. On climb out, the landing gear would not retract. The flightcrew followed proper procedures and burned 9000 lbs of fuel prior to returning to Ontario airport. Our investigation revealed that maintenance was performed on aircraft and the landing gear down lock safety pins were not removed prior to the aircraft being dispatched. privacy data omitted This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON AUGUST 14, 1996, NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 1026, AN MD-80 DEPARTED ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITH LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK SAFETY PINS INSTALLED. ON CLIMB OUT, THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE FLIGHTCREW FOLLOWED PROPER PROCEDURES AND BURNED 9000 LBS OF FUEL PRIOR TO RETURNING TO ONTARIO AIRPORT. OUR INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED ON AIRCRAFT AND THE LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK SAFETY PINS WERE NOT REMOVED PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT BEING DISPATCHED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.
Other reports on N302RC · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.