DEN70ID054

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 727 · Salt Lake City, UT · May 7, 1970

Incident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
May 7, 1970
Place
Salt Lake City, UT · SALT LAKE CITY, UT
Injuries
1 minor, 48 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2804WBoeing 727
Status
Completed · report July 21, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121513

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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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4-0017   70/5/7    SALT LAKE CITY,UT   BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1051                    N2804W              PX-  0  0 42                            43, 13000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            320 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALT LAKE CITY
        OPERATOR - WESTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOS ANGELES,CALIF           SALT LAKE CITY,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ALL BRAKING INEFFECTIVE,ATMTD TURN TO TAXIWAY-SLID.RWY END SLICK DUE PAINTED SURFACE AND LT RAIN.

Aircraft

Registration
N2804W
Reported as
Boeing 727
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Salt Lake City