- Date
- March 5, 1966
- Place
- Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Injuries
- 3 minor, 100 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8101NBoeing B-727
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174036
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0049 66/3/5 MIAMI FLA BOEING B-727 CR- 0 0 8 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1559 N8101N PX- 0 0 95 44, 17998 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 365 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INTNL OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- R.MAIN GR DOOR STUCK OPEN,SEQUENCE VALVE MISRIGGED.IMPROPER EMERG GR EXT.INTENTIONAL GEAR-UP LNDG
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8101N
- Reported as
- Boeing B-727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Miami Intnl