What happened
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(-23) Received report of accident approx 2320 hrs. Spoke with lax ops center duty officer, bruce nelson. No preliminary accident report. Unable to ascertain n-number. Report states a/c departed sfo @1825. Upon gear retraction, pilot reported r/h MLG would not retract. A/c placed in hold pattern, returned to sfo 2006 PST. R/h MLG collapsed upon landing. R/h wing struck ground, breaking portion off. After coming to rest, passengers evacuated. Nine (9)injuries reported. No fatalities. 3/14/00 met with NTSB iic. Initial investigation team established. Delta a/c recovery team briefed. FAA areas of responsibilities complied with. Interviews conducted with ground handling and flight crews. Photographic eveidence taken. Initial fault appears to lie in landing gear sequencing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) RECEIVED REPORT OF ACCIDENT APPROX 2320 HRS. SPOKE WITH LAX OPS CENTER DUTY OFFICER, BRUCE NELSON. NO PRELIMINARY ACCIDENT REPORT. UNABLE TO ASCERTAIN N-NUMBER. REPORT STATES A/C DEPARTED SFO @1825. UPON GEAR RETRACTION, PILOT REPORTED R/H MLG WOULD NOT RETRACT. A/C PLACED IN HOLD PATTERN, RETURNED TO SFO 2006 PST. R/H MLG COLLAPSED UPON LANDING. R/H WING STRUCK GROUND, BREAKING PORTION OFF. AFTER COMING TO REST, PASSENGERS EVACUATED. NINE (9)INJURIES REPORTED. NO FATALITIES. 3/14/00 MET WITH NTSB IIC. INITIAL INVESTIGATION TEAM ESTABLISHED. DELTA A/C RECOVERY TEAM BRIEFED. FAA AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES COMPLIED WITH. INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED WITH GROUND HANDLING AND FLIGHT CREWS. PHOTOGRAPHIC EVEIDENCE TAKEN. INITIAL FAULT APPEARS TO LIE IN LANDING GEAR SEQUENCING.
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