# Incident 19890802065989I: Boeing 737401, Greensboro, NC, August 2, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1989, 10:55 local time
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Airport: Piedmont Triad International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PAIA
- Location: 36.1191° N, 79.8907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1191&lon=-79.8907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N413US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N413US-2003-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-401 (registry code 138449B, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737401
- Reported engine: GE CFM563B1
- People aboard: 106
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,019 total, 7,944 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89IA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89IA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890802065989I

## Narrative

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

GEAR JAMMED IN UP POSITION GOT ALL BUT LEFT MAIN DOWN BY G FORCE.LANDED ON 3 GEARS. MECHANIC PUT CHOCK IN GEAR WELL

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL89IA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89IA187), Aug 2, 1989: Boeing 737-400 (N413US), Greensboro, NC, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE LINE MECHANIC, A CHECK MECHANIC, AND FIRST OFFICER TO IDENTIFY AND REMOVE THE WHEEL CHOCK FROM THE WHEEL WELL DURING THE REQUIRED INSPECTIONS.

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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