# NTSB MIA93IA013: Fairchild F-27, N101FG, Titusville, FL, November 4, 1992

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: November 4, 1992, 07:10 local (12:10 UTC)
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Location: 28.5292° N, 80.8007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from NTSB’s distance and direction from SPACE COAST RGNL (TIX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5292&lon=-80.8007&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 22 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33180
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA93IA013
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33180/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93IA013

## Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF CONTRACT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO COMPLY WITH WRITTEN MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS, RESULTING IN THE FAILURE OF THE NOSE GEAR ON LANDING ROLL.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,normal retraction/extension assembly - failure,partial
  - maintenance,installation - improper, other maintenance personnel (cause)
  - procedures/directives - not followed, other maintenance personnel (cause)

## Analysis

THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE NOSE GEAR FAILED ON LANDING ROLL AND RETRACTED. EXAMINATION OF THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY REVEALED THAT THE CHAMFERED BUSHES ATTACHING THE CABLE LUG TO THE NOSE GEAR PULLEY WERE INSTALLED 90 DEGREES FROM THE CORRECT POSITION, EXERTING UNEVEN LOADS ON THE CABLE WHERE IT FAILED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N101FG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD F-27
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 16
- Engines: Rolls-Royce DART 514-7 1670 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Executive/Corporate, Part 91
- Operator: University Athletic Assoc.
- Registered owner: University Athletic Assoc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Last inspection: AAIP, January 2, 2000
- Departed: GNV, GAINESVILLE, FL
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: TIX, Space Center Executive, runway 18, 6,001 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 62; airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 18,000 total, 2,206 in this make and model, 11,686 as pilot in command, 109 in the last 90 days, 54 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 72 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: TIX, 1 nm away

## 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 19921104047229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921104047229I), Nov 4, 1992: Frchld F27FRCHLD, Titusville, FL, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout.

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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