19780118003479I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 72725 · Miami, FL · January 18, 1978

Date
January 18, 1978 · 11:07 local
Place
Miami, FL
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EAL
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8126N
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA78IA032
Reported as
Boeing 72725
People aboard
73
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Nose landing gear could not be extended. Nose gear release torsion shaft broken.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE LANDING GEAR COULD NOT BE EXTENDED. NOSE GEAR RELEASE TORSION SHAFT BROKEN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.