What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 28, 2023, about 0858 eastern daylight time (EDT), privacy data omitted, a Boeing
717-200, Sustained substantial damage when the nose landing gear did not extend before
Landing at Charlotte douglass international airport (clt), Charlotte, north carolina. The 104
Passengers and crew evacuated with no injuries. The flight was operating as a 14 code of
Federal regulations part 121 scheduled domestic passenger flight from atlanta, Georgia, to
Clt.
The flight crew reported that when the airplane was about 2,000 ft above ground level (AGL),
The first officer (fo) lowered the landing gear handle and observed the nose wheel unsafe
Condition light illuminate. The unsafe condition was confirmed in the configuration page of the
Electronic instrument system (eis). A go-around was initiated to trouble shoot and complete
The applicable checklists. A manual gear extension was attempted without success.
privacy data omittedAtlanta flight control was notified via aircraft communication addressing and
Reporting system (acars), an emergency was declared with air traffic control (ATC) and the
Flight proceeded inbound on the ILS 36L approach. As the airplane approached 300 ft AGL,
ATC notified the flight crew that the nose wheel was not visible, and a second go-around was
Initiated. In an effort to lower the nose wheel, multiple normal and manual landing gear
Extension attempts were made to no avail and the decision was made to proceed with the
Landing.
The airplane touched down about 1,400 ft from the runway’s threshold and the nose was
Lowered onto the runway at about 80 knots. The airplane stopped just before taxiway W7 and
Clt airport aircraft rescue and fire fighting (ARFF) sprayed the nose wheel area with water.
The flight crew conducted the shutdown and evacuation checklists. After the fire chief verified
That the area was safe, an evacuation was performed through the two forward entry doors with
The passengers utilizing emergency slides.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 28, 2023, ABOUT 0858 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT), ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A BOEING
717-200, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND BEFORE
LANDING AT CHARLOTTE DOUGLASS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (CLT), CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA. THE 104
PASSENGERS AND CREW EVACUATED WITH NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING AS A 14 CODE OF
FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 121 SCHEDULED DOMESTIC PASSENGER FLIGHT FROM ATLANTA, GEORGIA, TO
CLT.
THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT 2,000 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL),
THE FIRST OFFICER (FO) LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE AND OBSERVED THE NOSE WHEEL UNSAFE
CONDITION LIGHT ILLUMINATE. THE UNSAFE CONDITION WAS CONFIRMED IN THE CONFIGURATION PAGE OF THE
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT SYSTEM (EIS). A GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED TO TROUBLE SHOOT AND COMPLETE
THE APPLICABLE CHECKLISTS. A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION WAS ATTEMPTED WITHOUT SUCCESS.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ATLANTA FLIGHT CONTROL WAS NOTIFIED VIA AIRCRAFT COMMUNICATION ADDRESSING AND
REPORTING SYSTEM (ACARS), AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) AND THE
FLIGHT PROCEEDED INBOUND ON THE ILS 36L APPROACH. AS THE AIRPLANE APPROACHED 300 FT AGL,
ATC NOTIFIED THE FLIGHT CREW THAT THE NOSE WHEEL WAS NOT VISIBLE, AND A SECOND GO-AROUND WAS
INITIATED. IN AN EFFORT TO LOWER THE NOSE WHEEL, MULTIPLE NORMAL AND MANUAL LANDING GEAR
EXTENSION ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO NO AVAIL AND THE DECISION WAS MADE TO PROCEED WITH THE
LANDING.
THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 1,400 FT FROM THE RUNWAY’S THRESHOLD AND THE NOSE WAS
LOWERED ONTO THE RUNWAY AT ABOUT 80 KNOTS. THE AIRPLANE STOPPED JUST BEFORE TAXIWAY W7 AND
CLT AIRPORT AIRCRAFT RESCUE AND FIRE FIGHTING (ARFF) SPRAYED THE NOSE WHEEL AREA WITH WATER.
THE FLIGHT CREW CONDUCTED THE SHUTDOWN AND EVACUATION CHECKLISTS. AFTER THE FIRE CHIEF VERIFIED
THAT THE AREA WAS SAFE, AN EVACUATION WAS PERFORMED THROUGH THE TWO FORWARD ENTRY DOORS WITH
THE PASSENGERS UTILIZING EMERGENCY SLIDES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.