# Incident 20180621008789I: Boeing B-747, Chicago, IL, June 21, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2018, 09:58 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Operator: SAJF
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: B18711 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B-747
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180621008789I

## Narrative

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

1ST APPROACH-ILS 10L, MODERATE RAIN AND LOW CLOUDS.  PILOT FLYING, CM1, DECIDED TO DO AN AUTO LAND.  APPROACH WAS NORMAL UNTIL VERY LOW ALTITUDE (ABOUT 40' AGL). AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DEVIATE TO THE LEFT BECAUSE OF LOC CORRUPTION. CM1 DECIDED TO ABORT LANDING AND PUSHED TOGA SWITCH, NO REACTION FROM AIRCRAFT. CM1 DISCONNECTED AUTO PILOT AND PUSHED THRUST FORWARD MANUALLY. THE ALTITUDE WAS VERY LOW AND AIRCRAFT WAS HEAVY. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN BOTH LEFT MAIN GEAR OFF (NORTH) IN THE GRASS JUST EAST OF TAXIWAY DD WHILE PERFORMING A BALKED-LANDING.

NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED.  THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO KORD, SAFELY LANDING ON RUNWAY 9R AND TAXIED TO NORTH CARGO PARKING RAMP. THE DAMAGE OBSERVED WERE TREAD SEPARATION ON THE LEFT MAIN, AN ACCUMULATION OF GRASS, 4 SEPARATE PAINT SCRATCHES UNDER THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND MUD ON THE GEAR. DATA FROM THE CVR AND FDR HAVE BEEN REQUESTED BY THE NTSB THROUGH AVP-100.

NOTE: THIS INCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION, AND WILL BE AMENDED AS MITIGATION STRATEGIES ARE CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS.

PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBERS ARE KNOWN, BUT ARE UNABLE TO BE ENTERED DUE TO SOFTWARE LIMITATIONS.

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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