- Date
- August 5, 1982, 18:01 local (Aug 6, 1982, 00:01 UTC)
- Place
- Denver, CO
- Injuries
- 102 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7356FBoeing 737-291
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 5, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 70457
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The captain said he felt a "thump" and the aircraft slumped to the left as it was rotated for takeoff. At this point, the aircrew were committed to continue the takeoff which accomplished successfully. A low pass was made for tower personnel to check the aircraft. They confirmed that the left outboard tire was missing and the left inboard tire appeared to be flat. The plane was flown for 2 hrs, 20 min to consume fuel and then it was landed successfully. An investigation revealed that the wheel bead flange (rim) of the left outboard wheel, pn 2601571-1, had failed from fatigue. The crack originated at the inside diameter of the rim in an area of localized corrosion pitting. The left outboard tire had come off, and during landing, the left inboard wheel was badly damaged. Also, there was minor damage and scuff marks in the vicinity of the left main gear.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7356F
- Reported as
- Boeing 737-291
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22742
- Airframe hours
- 625
- Engine
- P & W JT8D-17, 16,000 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Frontier Airlines, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Frontier Airlines, Inc.
- Departed
- DEN · Denver, CO
- Destination
- ATL · Atlanta, GA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- DEN · Stapleton International, runway 17L, 12,000 × 200 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 12,444 total · 3,204 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 65 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 190 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DEN