# Accident 20000314013049A: Boeing 727232, San Francisco, CA, March 14, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 2000, 20:06 local time
- Place: San Francisco, CA
- Airport: San Francisco International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 37.6203° N, 122.3800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6203&lon=-122.3800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N516DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N516DA-2003-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00IA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00IA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000314013049A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX00IA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00IA127), Mar 14, 2000: Boeing 727-232 (N516DA), San Francisco, CA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: failure of the right main landing gear to fully extend for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N516DA (2)

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

- [Incident 19930120002589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930120002589I), Jan 20, 1993: Boeing 727277 (N516DA), Salt Lake City, UT. Gear door red warning light on during approach. Landed safely. Replaced defective door actuator switch.
- [Incident 19900717039839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900717039839I), Jul 17, 1990: Boeing 727232 (N516DA), Covington - Cin, OH. Nose wheel vibrating after gear retraction. Later loud noise from area. Nose strut needed to be serviced.

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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