# NTSB ENG09RA019: Boeing 737, Kuching, Malaysia, October 2, 2009

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 2, 2009, 08:18 local (08:18 UTC)
- Place: Kuching, Malaysia
- Location: 1.4874° N, 110.3529° E: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Kuching International Airport (WBGG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=1.4874&lon=110.3529&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Pushback/towing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/200) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Pushback/towing: Aircraft structural failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/337)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 149 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Department of Civil Aviation - Malaysia, Boeing, FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 74854
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG09RA019
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/74854/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG09RA019

## Factual narrative

On October 2, 2009, about 0818 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) a Malaysia Airlines, Boeing 737-400 airplane, registration 9M-MMR, suffered a collapsed left main landing gear during pushback from the gate at Kuching International Airport, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. The airplane came to rest on the left engine nacelle. The incident investigation investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Malaysia. Further information pertaining to this incident may be obtained from: DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION, MALAYSIA No. 27, Persiaran Perdana, Level 1 - 4, Block Podium, Precinct 4, 62618 Putrajaya, MALAYSIA Tel : +60-3-8871 4000 Fax : +60-3-8890 1640 www.dca.gov.my This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information obtained for, or released by, the Government of Malaysia.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Pushback/towing: Aircraft structural failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/337) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: 9M-MMR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737 (4HC)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 26468
- Airframe hours: 39740
- Engines: CFM CFM-56-3C-1 22000 lbs thrust turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Operator: Malaysian Airlines System Berhad
- Registered owner: Penerbangan Malaysia Berhad
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Last inspection: AAIP, September 8, 2009
- Departed: KCH, Kuching
- Destination: WMKK, Sepang
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: WBGG, Kuching International Airport

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; injuries: none; airline transport; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review September 10, 2009; seat: left
- Co-pilot; age 22; injuries: none; commercial; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review May 20, 2009; seat: right

## Weather

- Conditions: Day
- Wind: 276° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Temperature: 91 °F
- Observed at: WBGG

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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