# NTSB ATL82IA003: Boeing 737, N767N, Greensboro, NC, October 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1981
- Place: Greensboro, NC · GREENSBORO, NC
- Location: 36.0726° N, 79.7920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensboro, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0726&lon=-79.7920&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 59 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122695
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82IA003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82IA003

## NTSB brief

```
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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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: High Point

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19811003073309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811003073309I), Oct 3, 1981: Boeing 727, Greensboro, NC, Minor damage. Start of taxi inner nose gear cylinder broke, collapsing gear.

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.

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