# Accident 20230628013469A: Boeing 717-200, Charlotte, NC, June 28, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2023, 08:58 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Charlotte/Douglas International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 35.2176° N, 80.9667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2176&lon=-80.9667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N955AT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N955AT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 717-200 (registry code 1383700, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-717-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: BMW Rolls BR-700 series (registry code 09500, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bmw-rolls-br-700-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 717-200
- Reported engine: BMW ROLLS BR 700 SERIES
- People aboard: 104
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA23FA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23FA339) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230628013469A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 DCA23FA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23FA339), Jun 28, 2023: Boeing 717-200 (N955AT), Charlotte, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A fatigue fracture of the upper lock link that initiated along scratch features on the lower surface at the parting line of the forged aluminum component. Contributing to the accident was the…

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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