# Incident 19950517015739I: Boeing 737300, Charlotte, NC, May 17, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1995, 17:09 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Charlotte-Douglas International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 35.2132° N, 80.9514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (CLT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2132&lon=-80.9514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N512AU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N512AU-2011-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-3B7 (registry code 138447F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3b7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737300
- People aboard: 140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,790 total, 8,995 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950517015739I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: USAIR FLIGHT 217, A BOEING B-737-300, FROM ATLANTA, GA (ATL) TO CHARLOTTE, NC (CLT), LANDED ON RUNWAY 18R AT CLT. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE RIGHT SIDE, OUTBOARD MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE EXPLOSION SEPARATED THE LOWER SECTION OF A LANDING GEAR DOOR (THE SECTION ATTACHED TO THE GEAR STRUT). THE FLIGHT CREW SAID THAT THEY DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY SIGNIFICANT HANDLING DIFFICULTIES, AND THAT THE FIRST INDICATION TO THEM, OF A PROBLEM, HAD BEEN THE CALL FROM THE ATCT CONTROLLER. THE CONTROLLER SAW THE SMOKE AND RUNWAY DEBRIS, AND PROMPTLY TRANSMITTED TO THE CREW. THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED WITH A STAIRWAY, AND THEN BUSSED TO THE TERMINAL. RUNWAY 18R TRAFFIC WAS DELAYED WHILE THE RUNWAY WAS CLEARED. THE BLOWN TIRE HAS BEEN RETAINED BY USAIR FOR ANALYSIS. INVESTIGATION AND CASE CLOSED.

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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