# NTSB NYC79DFA18: Hawker DH-125, N55G, Rome, NY, May 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1979
- Place: Rome, NY · ROME, NY
- Location: 43.2128° N, 75.4557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rome, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2128&lon=-75.4557&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135612
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79DFA18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DFA18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3573  79/5/18    ROME,NY             HAWKER DH-125       CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1515                    N55G                PX-  0  0  5  CORP/EXEC                 45, 9236 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRIFFISS AFB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AKRON,OH                    BEDFORD,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        REMARKS- RWY FOAMED.UPLOCK SPRING STRUT,P/N 25UM821A,SEIZED DUE LACK OF LUBRICATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55G-2014-07-28), registration cancelled 2014-07-28, S/N NA709, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HAWKER DH-125
- Registry model: [Hawker Siddeley DH.125-3A/RA](https://openairdocs.org/model/hawker-siddeley-dh-125-3a-ra) (registry code 423013P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Garrett TFE731 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-series) (registry code 29001, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Griffiss Afb

## FAA reports on this event (1)

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

- [Accident 19790518013599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790518013599A), May 18, 1979: Braero DH125/, Rome, NY, Substantial damage. Acft landed on foamed runway with gear up, due to failure of right main gear to extend.

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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