19781018032759I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 727 · New York, NY · October 18, 1978

Date
October 18, 1978 · 08:12 local
Place
New York, NY
Airport
La Guardia International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AAL
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6832
Reported as
Boeing 727
People aboard
120
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.

Aircraft sinking 600 to 700 fpm, speed vref plus 15.deck angle normal. Captain said craft hit "sinker" at 50 feet.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT SINKING 600 TO 700 FPM, SPEED VREF PLUS 15.DECK ANGLE NORMAL. CAPTAIN SAID CRAFT HIT "SINKER" AT 50 FEET.

Other reports on N6832 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.