# NTSB NYC78IA031: Short SD3-30, N696HA, Philadelphia, PA, March 10, 1978

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1978
- Place: Philadelphia, PA · PHILADELPHIA, PA
- Location: 39.9523° N, 75.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9523&lon=-75.1638&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 10 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142850
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78IA031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78IA031

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0001  78/3/10    PHILADELPHIA,PA     SHORT SD3-30        CR-  0  0  3  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1000                    N696HA              PX-  0  0  7  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      35, 7666 TOTAL HOURS, 325
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILADELPHIA INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BALTIMORE,MD                PHILADELPHIA,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        REMARKS- DOWN LOCK PISTON ASSEMBLY FAILED PN-17781-1 MENASCO S/N26.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N696HA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N696HA-2013-08-20), registration cancelled 2013-08-20, S/N SH3012, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SHORT SD3-30
- Registry model: [Short Bros SD3-30 200](https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-sd3-30-200) (registry code 8110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [U/A Canada PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-series) (registry code 61508, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Philadelphia 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 19780310014649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780310014649I), Mar 10, 1978: Stbros SD330, Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. Pilot unable to get a safe light on the right main, collapsed after touchdown.

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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