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FTW83LA158

1983-03-16 · OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport OKC

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED AT THE OUTER MARKER ON AN ILS APPROACH. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE EXTENDED FULL FLAPS AT ABOUT 400 FEET AGL JUST AS THEY BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER LANDING THE PILOT RETRACTED THE FLAPS TO 0. THE FLAPS CAME UP AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT FELL AS THE GEAR UP CYCLE BEGAN. THE MAIN GEAR THEN CAME UP AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HANGER, ALL LANDING GEAR WERE FOUND TO BE UP AND LOCKED. NUMEROUS CYCLE TESTS OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM FAILED TO SHOW ANY MALFUNCTION WITHIN ANY COMPONENT OF THE SYSTEM. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_FTW83LA158.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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