19790115001779I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 707/ · Detroit, MI · January 15, 1979

Date
January 15, 1979 · 18:23 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
Metro Wayne Co
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
TWA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
NR168
Reported as
Boeing 707/
People aboard
195
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.

Gear unsafe after retraction, continued to destination, landed safely. Gear door and gear damaged slightly

As the FAA filed it

GEAR UNSAFE AFTER RETRACTION, CONTINUED TO DESTINATION, LANDED SAFELY. GEAR DOOR AND GEAR DAMAGED SLIGHTLY