# NTSB IAD70II045: Boeing 737, N9022U, Newport News, VA, February 19, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 19, 1970
- Place: Newport News, VA · NEWPORT NEWS, VA
- Location: 36.9788° N, 76.4280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport News, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9788&lon=-76.4280&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 44 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131086
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70II045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70II045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0011  70/2/19    NEWPORT NEWS,VA     BOEING 737          CR-  0  0  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1740                    N9022U              PX-  0  0 38                            35, 9000 TOTAL HOURS, 670
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PATRICK HENRY
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORFOLK,VA                  NEWPORT NEWS,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           COPILOT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- CO-PLT FLYING,R SEAT.WIND GUSTING 21K.ACFT T/D,L WHEEL 243FT SHORT OF RWY THRESHOLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9022U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9022U-1999-01-30), registration cancelled 1999-01-30, S/N 19060 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737
- Registry model: [Boeing 737-222](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-222) (registry code 1384473) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Patrick Henry

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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