# Incident 19970322012619I: Boeing 747269B, Manaus, BR, March 22, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1997, 15:44 local time
- Place: Manaus, BR
- Airport: Eduardo Gomes Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CKSA
- Location: 3.0386° S, 60.0497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-3.0386&lon=-60.0497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N707CK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N707CK-2014-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-246F (registry code 1384850, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-246f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747269B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97IA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97IA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970322012619I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE LANDING INTO THE SUN AT MANAUS, BRAZIL PILOTS LOST SIGHT OF THE RUNWAY AND LANDED HARD. ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^

## 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 CHI97IA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97IA096), Mar 22, 1997: Boeing 747-269B (N707CK), Manaus, Brazil, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command's (non-flying pilot) improper flare. Related factors were inadequate crew/coordination, haze and sunglare.

## Other reports on N707CK (2)

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

- [Incident 19991002036369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991002036369I), Oct 2, 1999: Boeing 747269B (N707CK), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft N707CK departed yip, visual fire in number 4 engine turbine after/during takeoff. Shut number 4 engine down, aircraft returned to yip. Number 4…
- [Accident 19990729017619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990729017619A), Jul 29, 1999: Boeing 747269B (N707CK), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. (.19) On July 29, 1999, about 1500 Alaska daylight time, a Boeing 747-268B airplane, N707CK, had an uncontained engine failure during climb-out from the…

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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