CHI73IC022

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 707 · Dayton, OH · September 13, 1972

Incident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
September 13, 1972
Place
Dayton, OH · DAYTON, OH
Injuries
1 minor, 86 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7526ABoeing 707
Status
Completed · report March 22, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168746

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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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4-0035  72/9/13    DAYTON,OHIO         BOEING 707          CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0235                    N7526A              PX-  0  0 80                            50, 22600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            5400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WRIGHT-PATTERSON
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,ILL                 DETROIT,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        REMARKS- NOSE GR RETRACTED IN STEERED PSN,JAMMED,UN EXTEND.STEERING,TOWING COLLARS.ONE PAX,MINOR INJURY.

Aircraft

Registration
N7526A
Reported as
Boeing 707
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Wright-Patterson

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.