33.9425° N, 118.4080° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at LOS ANGELES INTL (LAX), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
December 19, 2005 · 20:30 local
Place
Los Angeles, CA
Airport
Los Angeles International
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
AINF
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
VTAIM
Reported as
Boeing 747437
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PW4056
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,400 total2,420 in this make and model206 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Air india 136, B-747-400, while on takeoff from lax to fra on runway 25R, blew all tires on r/h body gear. Aircraft dumped fuel and returned to land safely on runway 25L. All r/h body gear tires and wheels separated form aircraft, causing substantial damage to landing gear, fuselage, and empennage. No injuries reported.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIR INDIA 136, B-747-400, WHILE ON TAKEOFF FROM LAX TO FRA ON RUNWAY 25R, BLEW ALL TIRES ON R/H BODY GEAR. AIRCRAFT DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED TO LAND SAFELY ON RUNWAY 25L. ALL R/H BODY GEAR TIRES AND WHEELS SEPARATED FORM AIRCRAFT, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LANDING GEAR, FUSELAGE, AND EMPENNAGE. NO INJURIES REPORTED.