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FAA incident report · Boeing 737322 · Las Vegas, NV · July 31, 2000

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Date
July 31, 2000 · 20:30 local
Place
Las Vegas, NV
Airport
Mc Carran International
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N392UA
Reported as
Boeing 737322
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)On July 31, 2000, united airlines flight #2458 was cleared for takeoff on runway 7L at mccarran airport in Las Vegas, NV. At the beginning of their takeoff roll, the aircraft veered off to the right and ran over a runway light then corrected back to the left and continues their takeoff. After departure, they were unable to raise the right main so the crew contacted their company and informed them that they may have run over a runway light with their right main gear and that they were no unable to raise the right mai gear. With authorization from their company, flight #2458 continued to their destination airport of san franciso, CA at low altitude and airspeed, for safety reasons, without declaring an emergency. ATC eventually declared an emergency for them. An emergency for them. The pilot in command had knowledge of striking a runway light with the right main gear that would not retract after takeoff and still failing to declare an emergency is indicative of a pilot that is operating his aircraft in a careless and reckless manner.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON JULY 31, 2000, UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT #2458 WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 7L AT MCCARRAN AIRPORT IN LAS VEGAS, NV. AT THE BEGINNING OF THEIR TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT AND RAN OVER A RUNWAY LIGHT THEN CORRECTED BACK TO THE LEFT AND CONTINUES THEIR TAKEOFF. AFTER DEPARTURE, THEY WERE UNABLE TO RAISE THE RIGHT MAIN SO THE CREW CONTACTED THEIR COMPANY AND INFORMED THEM THAT THEY MAY HAVE RUN OVER A RUNWAY LIGHT WITH THEIR RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND THAT THEY WERE NO UNABLE TO RAISE THE RIGHT MAI GEAR. WITH AUTHORIZATION FROM THEIR COMPANY, FLIGHT #2458 CONTINUED TO THEIR DESTINATION AIRPORT OF SAN FRANCISO, CA AT LOW ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED, FOR SAFETY REASONS, WITHOUT DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. ATC EVENTUALLY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY FOR THEM. AN EMERGENCY FOR THEM. THE PILOT IN COMMAND HAD KNOWLEDGE OF STRIKING A RUNWAY LIGHT WITH THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR THAT WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF AND STILL FAILING TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY IS INDICATIVE OF A PILOT THAT IS OPERATING HIS AIRCRAFT IN A CARELESS AND RECKLESS MANNER.