33.4484° N, 112.0740° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 13, 1978 · 16:31 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
Sky Harbor International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AAL
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8433
Reported as
Boeing 707/
People aboard
49
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
26,032 total23,000 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.
Pilot not properly alligned after instrument approach, scraped engine pods while maneuvering for landing.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT NOT PROPERLY ALLIGNED AFTER INSTRUMENT APPROACH, SCRAPED ENGINE PODS WHILE MANEUVERING FOR LANDING.