DCA11WA064

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 737 · Brussels, Belgium · May 26, 2011

Accident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
May 26, 2011, 16:30 local (16:30 UTC)
Place
Brussels, Belgium
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
SP-LLBBoeing 737
Defining event
Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear collapse
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Parties
Boeing, FAA
Case key
79235

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Landing gear collapseLanding-flare/touchdownAll aircraft: 1,787 casesDefining event

Factual narrative

The Belgium Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a B737-45D that occurred on May 26, 2011. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIU investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the airplane. All investigative information will be released by the AAIU.

Aircraft

Registration
SP-LLB
Reported as
Boeing 737 (45D)
Category
Airplane
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Lot
Registered owner
Lot
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Departed
EPWA · Warsaw
Destination
EBBR · Brussels
Flight plan
IFR
Airport
EBBR · Brussels, runway 25L