- Date
- November 21, 1980
- Place
- Yap, Micronesia · YAP,WEST CARO IS, Federated States Of Micronesia
- Injuries
- 3 serious, 70 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N18479Boeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report September 16, 1981
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79523
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0002 80/11/21 YAP,WEST CARO IS BOEING 727 CR- 0 1 5 SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0952 N18479 PX- 0 2 65 49, 14000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 700 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - YAP OPERATOR - CONTINENTAL AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SAIPAN YAP,WEST CARO IS GUAM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- 1ST UNSUPERVISED LNDG FOR PIC AT YAP,NO 727 LNDGS 61DAYS PRIOR.FLT ATTNDTS NOT FAM W OP EMGY EXIT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N18479
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Yap
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