CHI70IC052

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 737 · Fort Wayne, IN · February 8, 1970

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 8, 1970
Place
Fort Wayne, IN · FORT WAYNE, IN
Injuries
63 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9047UBoeing 737
Status
Completed · report March 15, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
131219

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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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4-0065   70/2/8    FORT WAYNE,IND      BOEING 737          CR-  0  0  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1854                    N9047U              PX-  0  0 57                            39, 3700 TOTAL HOURS, 384
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAER FIELD
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HARTFORD,CONN               LINCOLN,NEBR                 CHICAGO,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- ACFT T/D 9K ABV V REF SPEED 122K.DOWNWIND COMPONENT ABT 5-6K.T/D 5055FT RWY REMAIN,RWY NEED 5775FT

Aircraft

Registration
N9047U
Reported as
Boeing 737
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Baer Field