# Accident 19931115047509A: Boeing 727227, Chicago, IL, November 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1993, 15:13 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 41.9769° N, 87.9081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (ORD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9769&lon=-87.9081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16762, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16762-1996-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-227 (registry code 1384078, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-227) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727227
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D9A
- People aboard: 86
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 8,200 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94FA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931115047509A

## Narrative

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

DELAYED GEAR EXTENSION DUE EXTENDED FINAL. DISTRACTED BY TRAFFIC AND GPWS. FLARED. NOTED GEAR.TAIL HIT ON GO AROUND

## 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 CHI94FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94FA039), Nov 15, 1993: Boeing 727-227 (N16762), Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE CAPTAIN'S FAILURE TO ASSURE THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED FOR LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: TRAFFIC ALERT DISTRACTIONS, THE FLIGHT CREW'S FAILURE TO USE THE CHECKLIST, AND…

## Other reports on N16762 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19921022051149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921022051149I), Oct 22, 1992: Boeing 727227 (N16762), Grand Junction, CO. Complete a system hydraulic failure after departure. Returned. Found left main gear door retract cylinder ruptured.

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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