# NTSB IAD79IA031: Shorts SD3-30, N796HA, Baltimore, MD, February 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1979
- Place: Baltimore, MD · BALTIMORE, MD
- Location: 39.2904° N, 76.6122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baltimore, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2904&lon=-76.6122&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 15 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144035
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79IA031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79IA031

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0008  79/2/13    BALTIMORE,MD        SHORTS SD3-30       CR-  0  0  3  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0712                    N796HA              PX-  0  0 12  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      36, 8200 TOTAL HOURS, 920
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BWI INTERNATIONAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALISBURY,MD                BALTIMORE,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FROZEN, MOISTURE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SNOW
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      17
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- SNOW ON RUNWAY AT DEPARTURE AIRPORT LODGED IN NOSE WHEELWELL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N796HA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N796HA-1991-11-09), registration cancelled 1991-11-09, S/N SH3014 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SHORTS SD3-30
- Registry model: [Short Bros SD3-30 200](https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-sd3-30-200) (registry code 8110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Bwi International

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19790213004909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790213004909I), Feb 13, 1979: Stbros SD330, Baltimore, MD, Minor damage. Gear safe indication but nose gear collapsed. Downlock piston was not fully down and locked. Misrigging.

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.

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