Fairchild FH-227 N377NE
13 September 1983 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 September 1983 at about 18:42 local time, a Fairchild FH-227 registered N377NE was involved in an incident near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 25 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:42
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- O'hare (ORD)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Fairchild FH-227
- Registration
- N377NE
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Springfield → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI83IA425
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AFTER TAKING OFF, THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE REMAINED LATCHED 'DOWN' WHEN THE NOSEWHEEL DID NOT CENTER. THE FLIGHTCREW THENUSED THE NOSE GEAR STEERING OVERRIDE SW & TURNED THE NOSEWHEEL UNTIL THE 'OFF CENTER LIGHT' EXTINGUISHED. THE OVERRIDE SW WAS PLACED 'OFF' & THE LANDING GEAR LATCH RETRACTED, BUT WHEN THE GEAR HANDLE WAS RAISED, THE LANDING GEAR REMAINED DOWN. THE OVERRIDE SW WAS TRIED AGAIN, BUT TO NO AVAIL. APRX 5 TO 10 SECONDS LATER, THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. DURING ARRIVAL AT THE DESTINATION, THE NOSE GEAR CAME OUT OF THE 'UP POSITION' WHEN THE GEAR HANDLE WAS LOWERED, BUT A 'DOWN & LOCKED' INDICATION WAS NOT ATTAINED. THE 'OFF CENTER LIGHT' ILLUMINATED AGAIN & THE GEAR HANDLE LATCHED DOWN. THE NOSE GEAR STEERING WAS TURNED 90 DEG LEFT & THE GEAR BECAME STUCK. ATTEMPTS TO RECENTER THE NOSEWHEEL AND/OR GET A SAFE INDICATION WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. DURING THE LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. AN EXAM OF THE NOSE GEAR REVEALED THAT THE STEERING SLIDE ASSEMBLY, PN 27-423031-17, WAS BENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Fairchild FH-227 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 1975 | Fairchild FH-227 | New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States | Air New England | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1972 | Fairchild FH-227 | Islip, New York, United States | Mohawk Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | - |
| 15 Sep 1970 | Fairchild FH-227 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Mohawk Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 1969 | Fairchild FH-227 | Lynchburg, Virginia, United States | Piedmont Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1969 | Fairchild FH-227 | St.louis, Missouri, United States | Ozark Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | - |
| 9 May 1969 | Fairchild FH-227 | Ashland, Kentucky, United States | Piedmont Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1983 | Raven S55A | Rockford, Illinois, United States | David M. Sgricca | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1983 | Cessna 182G | Dongola, Illinois, United States | Robert Etherton | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1983 | Cessna 305A | Park Forrest, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-30 | Aurora, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1983 | Cessna 177 | Wonder Lake, Illinois, United States | Ronald N. Kritzman | No injuries | - |
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