# Incident 19971001045069I: Gulstm G73, Ft Lauderdale, FL, October 1, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1997, 16:15 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0893° N, 80.1500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0893&lon=-80.1500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N168WS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N168WS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-73 (registry code 3951802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-73) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G73
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,900 total, 9 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98IA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98IA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971001045069I

## Narrative

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

SCRAPING NOISE ROLLOUT FOLLOWED BY NOSEGEAR COLLAPSE. THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE WAS BY PASSING FLUID.

## 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 MIA98IA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98IA001), Oct 1, 1997: Grumman G-73 (N168WS), Fort Lauderdale, FL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: the partial failure of a component of the hydraulic system resulting in the collapse of the nose landing gear during the landing roll.

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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