19781214025159I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 727 · Denver, CO · December 14, 1978

Date: December 14, 1978 · 12:20 local
Place: Denver, CO
Airport: Stapleton
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: CAL
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N32724
Reported as: Boeing 727
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,927 total6,296 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N32724Registration cancelled Dec 15, 1994 · Boeing 727-224S/N 20654 Airframe modelBoeing 727-224

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.

During landing, aircraft struck wing-tip on runway surface. Appeared to be a hard landing. A go-around was made.

As the FAA filed it

DURING LANDING, AIRCRAFT STRUCK WING-TIP ON RUNWAY SURFACE. APPEARED TO BE A HARD LANDING. A GO-AROUND WAS MADE.

Other reports on N32724 · 6

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

Accident 19860805042149ANormal Cruise · Lafayette, LAPassenger was injured when the aircraft encountered unexpected clear air turbulence. Seatbelt sign on.Aug 5, 1986 Incident 19841023071969INormal Cruise · Indianapolis, INLost a system hydraulic fluid and pressure. Hydraulic pump broke dumping fluid into tail cone. Towed to gate.Oct 23, 1984 Incident 19821230067749IClimb · Houston, TX"A" system hydraulic quantity went to zero. Hydraulic pumps shut down. Found a defective o ring at hydraulic pump.Dec 30, 1982 · Reported as Boeing 727200 Incident 19810313024969ITakeoff Ground Roll · Austin, TXDuring takeoff the number 2 tire blew. Flight continued. Replaced number 1 and 2 tires and number one engine, FOD.Mar 13, 1981 · Minor damage Incident 19790619021529IHouston, TXShut down right air conditioning pack and #3 bleed valve due to overheat light gasket in #3 shutoff valve blown.Jun 19, 1979 Incident 19780202005529IOther Ground Ops · El Paso, TXFlight interrupted due to a leaking seal in a turbine driven hydraulic pump.Feb 2, 1978