# NTSB MIA80IA080: Fairchild FH227E, N7801M, West Palm Bch, FL, July 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1980
- Place: West Palm Bch, FL · WEST PALM BCH, FL
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 28 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129363
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80IA080
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80IA080

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0011   80/7/3    WEST PALM BCH,FL    FAIRCHILD FH227E    CR-  0  0  3  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1639                    N7801M              PX-  0  0 25  MIL/CTR PASSG             30, 5970 TOTAL HOURS, 952
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALM BEACH INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANDROS IS,BAHAMAS           WEST PALM BCH,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        REMARKS- GEAR RETRACTED DRG BOUNCED LND.W GEAR HANDLE IN INTMD PSN,GEAR WOULD EXTD,IND DWN/LOCKED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7801M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7801M-1994-10-11), registration cancelled 1994-10-11, S/N 503 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD FH227E
- Registry model: [Fairchild FH-227](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-fh-227) (registry code 3373042) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Palm Beach Intl

## 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 19800703027599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800703027599I), Jul 3, 1980: Frchld FH227, West Palm Beach, FL, Minor damage. Gear was down and locked on final, but collapsed on touchdown. No mechanical discrepancies found.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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