# NTSB NYC78IA029: Nord 262A, N26222, Newark, NJ, February 22, 1978

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1978
- Place: Newark, NJ · NEWARK, NJ
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 12 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142846
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78IA029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78IA029

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0002  78/2/22    NEWARK,NJ           NORD 262A           CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1700                    N26222              PX-  0  0  9                            45, 14513 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            5108 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWARK
        OPERATOR - U.S. AIR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHILADELPHI,PA              NEWARK,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- LNDG GR SHOCK STRJT P/N 517 FRACTURED AT CAP AREA.MATERIAL DOESNT MEET AEROSPATIALE 517 REQMTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N26222](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26222-1982-07-14), registration cancelled 1982-07-14, S/N 69 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORD 262A
- Registry model: [Aerospatiale NORD 262A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-nord-262a) (registry code 8680698) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Newark

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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