Fairchild F-27 incident near Titusville, Florida, November 4, 1992
On November 4, 1992 at about 12:10 pm local time, a Fairchild F-27, registered N101FG, suffered minor damage in an incident near Titusville, Florida (Space Center Executive airport). It was an executive or corporate flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 22 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE FAILURE OF CONTRACT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO COMPLY WITH WRITTEN MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS, RESULTING IN THE FAILURE OF THE NOSE GEAR ON LANDING ROLL.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 4, 1992 · about 12:10 pm local time
- Place
- Titusville, Florida · Space Center Executive
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 22 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Fairchild F-27
- Registration
- N101FG · registry record · serial 16
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Executive or corporate flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE NOSE GEAR FAILED ON LANDING ROLL AND RETRACTED. EXAMINATION OF THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY REVEALED THAT THE CHAMFERED BUSHES ATTACHING THE CABLE LUG TO THE NOSE GEAR PULLEY WERE INSTALLED 90 DEGREES FROM THE CORRECT POSITION, EXERTING UNEVEN LOADS ON THE CABLE WHERE IT FAILED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 18,000 hours in all; 2,206 in this make and model; 109 in the last 90 days; 54 in the last 30 days; 11,686 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, January 2, 2000
- Maximum gross weight: 40,500 lb
- Seats: 33
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Rolls-Royce DART 514-7 (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Operator: University Athletic Assoc.
The flight
- Departed from: GNV Gainesville FL at 11:30 am
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 18, 6,001 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 160° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,500 ft
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 12:15 pm from TIX, 1 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 20 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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