# Accident 20050819020349A: Boeing 747251B, Agana, Guam, August 19, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2005, 14:17 local time
- Place: Agana, Guam
- Airport: Agana Nas
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 13.4849° N, 144.7969° E: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=13.4849&lon=144.7969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N627US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N627US-2008-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-251B (registry code 1384892, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-251b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747251B
- People aboard: 332
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 7,465 in this make and model, 275 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA05MA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA05MA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050819020349A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA05MA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA05MA095), Aug 19, 2005: Boeing 747-200 (N627US), Agana, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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…

## Other reports on N627US (3)

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

- [Incident 19970126017519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970126017519I), Jan 26, 1997: Boeing 747251B (N627US), Tokyo, JA, Substantial damage. Narrative: 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…
- [Incident 19810128010079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810128010079I), Jan 28, 1981: Boeing 747251B (N627US), Anchorage, MN. Unscheduled landing due to oil leak from fuel oil cooler.
- [Incident 19800412037999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800412037999I), Apr 12, 1980: Boeing 747/ (N627US), Chicago, IL. Aborted takeoff due to takeoff warning horn.

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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