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FAA incident report · Boeing 7272M7 · Atlanta, GA · December 9, 2004

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Date
December 9, 2004 · 06:00 local
Place
Atlanta, GA
Airport
The William B Hartsfield Atla
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DHLA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N750DH
Reported as
Boeing 7272M7
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,325 total689 in this make and model99 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) December 9, 2004 dhl flight 495 departed from cincinnati, Ohio enroute to Atlanta Hartsfield airport. When the airplane landed at the Atlanta Hartsfield jackson airport at approximately 6:00 am the right main landing gear collapsed. There were thunderstorms on the north side of the Atlanta airport. The aircraft initially touched down on runway 8L just past taxiway B1. The aircraft continued down the north side of the runway for 2000 ft. the aircraft crossed over the south side of the runway and continued for 2000 ft. it came to rest on the right side of the runway centerline just past the dixie exit. The beginning of the initial skid mark, from the right main landing gear, was 226 ft east of the first set of double white lines, which are approximately 1500 ft from the threshold. The beginning of this skid mark was 25 ft to the north of the centerline. The end of that skid mark was 50 ft to the north of the centerline. This skid mark was 431 ft long. The debris field began at that point and continued along the same track of the aircraft, which was initially to the north side of rwy 8L. The debris field consisted of pieces from the right outboard trailing edge flap, right wing tip, and right main landing gear. The right main landing gear extend strut was broken and a piece of it was found 540 ft from the initial touch down point in the debris field.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DECEMBER 9, 2004 DHL FLIGHT 495 DEPARTED FROM CINCINNATI, OHIO ENROUTE TO ATLANTA HARTSFIELD AIRPORT. WHEN THE AIRPLANE LANDED AT THE ATLANTA HARTSFIELD JACKSON AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 6:00 AM THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THERE WERE THUNDERSTORMS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ATLANTA AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 8L JUST PAST TAXIWAY B1. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWN THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY FOR 2000 FT. THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED OVER THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUED FOR 2000 FT. IT CAME TO REST ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE JUST PAST THE DIXIE EXIT. THE BEGINNING OF THE INITIAL SKID MARK, FROM THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, WAS 226 FT EAST OF THE FIRST SET OF DOUBLE WHITE LINES, WHICH ARE APPROXIMATELY 1500 FT FROM THE THRESHOLD. THE BEGINNING OF THIS SKID MARK WAS 25 FT TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE. THE END OF THAT SKID MARK WAS 50 FT TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE. THIS SKID MARK WAS 431 FT LONG. THE DEBRIS FIELD BEGAN AT THAT POINT AND CONTINUED ALONG THE SAME TRACK OF THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH WAS INITIALLY TO THE NORTH SIDE OF RWY 8L. THE DEBRIS FIELD CONSISTED OF PIECES FROM THE RIGHT OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP, RIGHT WING TIP, AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR EXTEND STRUT WAS BROKEN AND A PIECE OF IT WAS FOUND 540 FT FROM THE INITIAL TOUCH DOWN POINT IN THE DEBRIS FIELD.