- Date
- November 16, 1986, 11:03 local (16:03 UTC)
- Place
- Norfolk, VA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 23 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N64323Boeing 727-231
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 11295
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Main gear collapsed
Landing gear,emergency extension assembly - failure,totalCause
Landing gear,main gear shock absorbing strut - fatigueCause
Landing gear,main gear shock absorbing strut - stress corrosionCause
Analysis
During the landing roll the r main gear collapsed. A flight attendant received minor injuries during evacuation of the acft. Examination of the acft disclosed that the shock strut cylinder fractured circumferentially; about 10 inches below the top of the cylinder. Metallurgical examination of the fracture surface revealed evidence of pre-existing fatigue cracking.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64323
- Reported as
- Boeing 727-231
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20098
- Engine
- P&W JT8, 15,500 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Trans World Airlines
- Registered owner
- Aviation Sales Company Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- DCA · Washington, DC
- Destination
- ORF · Norfolk, VA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ORF · Norfolk, runway 23, 9,000 × 150 ft
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft unknown
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORF