# Incident 20010218004229I: Boeing 737322, Denver, CO, February 18, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2001, 10:41 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Denver International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 39.8617° N, 104.6732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DENVER INTL (DEN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8617&lon=-104.6732&mi=10
- Aircraft: N302UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N302UA-2013-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-322 (registry code 138447Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737322
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010218004229I

## Narrative

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

(-23) UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT #1763 LANDED AT DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN AN EXTREMELY NOSE HIGH ALTITUDE AND EXPERIENCED A TAIL STRIKE CENTERLINE OF THE A/C AND WELL FORWARD OF THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD. THE DAMAGED AREA WAS APPROX. 64" LONG BY 35" WIDE, COMPRISING OF SKIN ABRASIONS. THE BULK OF THE DAMAGE WAS A SECTION OF SKIN APPROX. 6" X 20" WHICH WAS GROUND THROUGH THE ENTIRE DEPTH OF THE SKIN ON THREE OF THE FOUR DIMENSIONS. THE DAMAGE, HOWEVER, WAS LIMITED TO SKIN ONLY. SIX REQUESTS TO UALA HAVE BEEN MADE FOR INFORMATION TO COMPLETE THE MISSING ITEMS ON THIS FORM. THE INFORMATION HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED AS OF THIS DATE.

## Other reports on N302UA (3)

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

- [Incident 19980430023289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980430023289I), Apr 30, 1998: Boeing 737322 (N302UA), Rochester, NY. (-23) No narrative available.
- [Incident 19971230044429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971230044429I), Dec 30, 1997: Boeing 737300 (N302UA), Omaha, NE. Narrative: united airlines flight 361 enroute chicago, IL, to san jose, CA diverted to Omaha, NE due to electrical problems. Company mechanics found the #1 ac…
- [Incident 19880102010949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880102010949I), Jan 2, 1988: Boeing 737322 (N302UA), Chicago, IL. Lost pressurization at cruise altitude. Returned to ord. No emergency declared. Numerous components replaced.

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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