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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 747400 · Newark, NJ · July 24, 2004

Date: July 24, 2004 · 16:27 local
Place: Newark, NJ
Airport: Newark International
Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator: AINF
Aircraft: VTAID
Reported as: Boeing 747400
People aboard: 436
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,735 total1,700 in this make and model182 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) privacy data omitted on 07/24/04, a Boeing 747-400, operated by air india, flight AI-145 from paris (cdg) to Newark (kewr), was on the final approach segment for ILS 4R at ewr. At approximately 2027Z, the aircraft was one mile from touch down when faa/atc observed the aircraft's landing gear was not down. ATC immediately contacted the aircraft on ewr tower frequency, reminding the flight crew to extend their landing gear. The crew complied with ATC and landed rwy 4R without incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON 07/24/04, A BOEING 747-400, OPERATED BY AIR INDIA, FLIGHT AI-145 FROM PARIS (CDG) TO NEWARK (KEWR), WAS ON THE FINAL APPROACH SEGMENT FOR ILS 4R AT EWR. AT APPROXIMATELY 2027Z, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ONE MILE FROM TOUCH DOWN WHEN FAA/ATC OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. ATC IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE AIRCRAFT ON EWR TOWER FREQUENCY, REMINDING THE FLIGHT CREW TO EXTEND THEIR LANDING GEAR. THE CREW COMPLIED WITH ATC AND LANDED RWY 4R WITHOUT INCIDENT.