- Date
- May 28, 1989, 20:03 local (May 29, 1989, 02:03 UTC)
- Place
- Denver, CO
- Injuries
- 7 minor, 38 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N806NYMcdonnell Douglas MD-80
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 9, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890528015029A
- Case key
- 17588
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Probable cause
A right main landing gear vibration of unknown origin, which resulted in a failure of the right main landing gear torque link and side brace.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
Following touchdown from a normal landing, and during the initial portion of the landing roll, a right main landing gear vibration of increasing amplitude occurred. The vibration continued until the right main gear failed approximately 40 feet before the aircraft came to a stop. Examination revealed a failure of the torque link, side brace, and shimmy dampener. The right main tires failed due to foreign object damage and skidding. The left main tires failed due to overheat. An emergency evacuation was conducted using the tail cone exit, which was deployed manually. There was no fire.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N806NY
- Reported as
- Mcdonnell Douglas MD-80
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 49260
- Engine
- P&W JT8D, 20,800 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Continental Airlines
- Departed
- EWR · Newark, NJ
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- DEN · Stapleton Int'L, runway 26R, 7,926 × 150 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificates
- Flight engineer, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 15,500 total · 1,325 in this make and model · 5,500 as pilot in command · 240 in the last 90 days · 80 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 70 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- DEN, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.