ATL82IA003

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 737 · Greensboro, NC · October 3, 1981

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 3, 1981
Place
Greensboro, NC · GREENSBORO, NC
Injuries
59 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N767NBoeing 737
Status
Completed · report June 30, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19811003073309I
Case key
122695

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0011   81/10/3   GREENSBORO,NC       BOEING 737          CR-  0  0  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0722                    N767N               PX-  0  0 53                            40, 5810 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            11942 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HIGH POINT
        OPERATOR - PIEDMONT AVIATION,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          GREENSBORO,NC               HOUSTON,TX                   CHARLOTTE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- FATIGUE,INNER CYL P/N65-46215-2,INIATED FRM STRESS CORROSION CRACKING BENEATH OUTSIDE CHROME LAYER

Aircraft

Registration
N767N
Reported as
Boeing 737
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
High Point

FAA reports on this event · 1

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