- Date
- May 27, 1985, 21:55 local (May 28, 1985, 02:55 UTC)
- Place
- Chicago, IL
- Injuries
- 121 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1984Boeing 727-023
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850527026319I
- Case key
- 12917
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Analysis
American airlines flt 57 had departed baltimore for Chicago. On final approach at ohare the crew discovered the nose gear would not extend. The fe made three attempts to crank down the gear all of which were unsucessful. After landing with nose gear up all 121 occupants slide evacuated with no reported injury. After jacking the nose up a ground crew man went aboard and cranked the gear to the down position with no difficulty.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1984
- Reported as
- Boeing 727-023
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1844D
- Engine
- Unknown UNKNOWN, turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- American Airlines Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- BWI · Baltimore, MD
- Destination
- ORD · Chicago, IL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ORD · Ohare International, runway 32L, 11,600 × 200 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 15,000 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 30° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORD
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1984 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.