41.4995° N, 81.6954° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Cleveland, OH, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 11, 1982 · 22:35 local
Place
Cleveland, OH
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N817EA
Reported as
Boeing 727225
People aboard
103
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,192 total3,000 in this make and model150 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 wing tip struck runway during landing as pilot made correction to centerline at low altitude.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WING TIP STRUCK RUNWAY DURING LANDING AS PILOT MADE CORRECTION TO CENTERLINE AT LOW ALTITUDE.