# Incident 19781214025159I: Boeing 727, Denver, CO, December 14, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1978, 12:20 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Stapleton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CAL
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32724, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32724-1994-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-224 (registry code 1384076, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,927 total, 6,296 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781214025159I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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 19860805042149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860805042149A), Aug 5, 1986: Boeing 727224 (N32724), Lafayette, LA. Passenger was injured when the aircraft encountered unexpected clear air turbulence. Seatbelt sign on.
- [Incident 19841023071969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841023071969I), Oct 23, 1984: Boeing 727224 (N32724), Indianapolis, IN. Lost a system hydraulic fluid and pressure. Hydraulic pump broke dumping fluid into tail cone. Towed to gate.
- [Incident 19821230067749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821230067749I), Dec 30, 1982: Boeing 727200 (N32724), Houston, TX. "A" system hydraulic quantity went to zero. Hydraulic pumps shut down. Found a defective o ring at hydraulic pump.
- [Incident 19810313024969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810313024969I), Mar 13, 1981: Boeing 727 (N32724), Austin, TX, Minor damage. During takeoff the number 2 tire blew. Flight continued. Replaced number 1 and 2 tires and number one engine, FOD.
- [Incident 19790619021529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790619021529I), Jun 19, 1979: Boeing 727 (N32724), Houston, TX. Shut down right air conditioning pack and #3 bleed valve due to overheat light gasket in #3 shutoff valve blown.
- [Incident 19780202005529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780202005529I), Feb 2, 1978: Boeing 727224 (N32724), El Paso, TX. Flight interrupted due to a leaking seal in a turbine driven hydraulic pump.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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