33.9425° N, 118.4080° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at LOS ANGELES INTL (LAX), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
February 23, 1990 · 09:18 local
Place
Los Angeles, CA
Airport
Los Angeles International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EALA
Aircraft
N504EA
Reported as
Boeing 757225
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,193 in this make and model
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.
Unable to raise gear. Returned and landed safely. Found nose gear down lock pin had not been removed.
As the FAA filed it
UNABLE TO RAISE GEAR. RETURNED AND LANDED SAFELY. FOUND NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK PIN HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED.