19790225008019I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC-8-51 · Norfolk, VA · February 25, 1979

Date
February 25, 1979 · 22:58 local
Place
Norfolk, VA
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UAL
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8009U
Reported as
Doug DC851
People aboard
67
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
20,131 total5,110 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.

Four tires left wheel blown on landing. PIREP out for strong windshear short final.

As the FAA filed it

FOUR TIRES LEFT WHEEL BLOWN ON LANDING. PIREP OUT FOR STRONG WINDSHEAR SHORT FINAL.