20050819020349A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing 747-251B · Agana, Guam · August 19, 2005

Date: August 19, 2005 · 14:17 local
Place: Agana, Guam
Airport: Agana Nas
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: NWAA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N627US
NTSB investigation: NTSBDCA05MA095
Reported as: Boeing 747251B
People aboard: 332
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,000 total7,465 in this make and model275 in the last 90 days

N627USRegistration cancelled Jul 16, 2008 · Boeing 747-251BS/N 21709 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBoeing 747-251B Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) About 2 miles out on a visual approach to pgum, pilot reported a problem, initiated a go-around and requested to circle off shore. Thereafter, he reported the problem solved. On short final the ATC control tower told the pilot to go around, negative nose gear. Pilot responded that he was unable. The plane continued the landing with the nose gear retracted and slid to the end of the runway. Heat from the friction caused the insulation and rubber couplings in the cooling ducts to ignite. Fire damaged the lower fuselage and electronics equipment area. Smoke filled the forward cabin. Aircraft was evacuated using doors 2 l&r and 4 l&r.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ABOUT 2 MILES OUT ON A VISUAL APPROACH TO PGUM, PILOT REPORTED A PROBLEM, INITIATED A GO-AROUND AND REQUESTED TO CIRCLE OFF SHORE. THEREAFTER, HE REPORTED THE PROBLEM SOLVED. ON SHORT FINAL THE ATC CONTROL TOWER TOLD THE PILOT TO GO AROUND, NEGATIVE NOSE GEAR. PILOT RESPONDED THAT HE WAS UNABLE. THE PLANE CONTINUED THE LANDING WITH THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED AND SLID TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY. HEAT FROM THE FRICTION CAUSED THE INSULATION AND RUBBER COUPLINGS IN THE COOLING DUCTS TO IGNITE. FIRE DAMAGED THE LOWER FUSELAGE AND ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT AREA. SMOKE FILLED THE FORWARD CABIN. AIRCRAFT WAS EVACUATED USING DOORS 2 L&R AND 4 L&R.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DCA05MA095Accident · Minor injuriesMajor investigationFinal reportAganathe flight crews' failure to verify that the number of landing gear annunciations on the second officer’s panel was consistent with the number specified in the abnormal/emergency procedures checklist, which led to a landing with the nose gear retracted.Aug 19, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N627US · 3

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

Incident 19970126017519ITakeoff Ground Roll · Tokyo, JANarrative: on January 26, 1997 northwest flight 20, a Boeing 747-251B, registration #N627US, experienced a number one engine failure 20 to 30 seconds into the takeoff roll. The crew aborted takeoff, experienced no fire warning or other emergency indications ,…Jan 26, 1997 · Substantial damage Incident 19810128010079INormal Cruise · Anchorage, MNUnscheduled landing due to oil leak from fuel oil cooler.Jan 28, 1981 Incident 19800412037999ITakeoff Ground Roll · Chicago, ILAborted takeoff due to takeoff warning horn.Apr 12, 1980