- Date
- December 29, 1980
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 22 minor, 223 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8089UDouglas DC-8
- Status
- Completed · report August 26, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79706
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0014 80/12/29 PHOENIX,AZ DOUGLAS DC-8 CR- 0 0 9 NS/CTR REVENUE PASSG DOM AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1717 N8089U PX- 0 2236 49, 13500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 6434 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR INTNL OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHOENIX,AZ COLUMBUS,OH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- STRESS CORROSION FATIGUE FAILURE OF R MAIN GR BOGIE BEAM P/N5774700-500.PAX/CREW EVACUATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8089U
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sky Harbor Intnl