MIA67A0104

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing B-727 · Tampa, FL · April 7, 1967

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
April 7, 1967
Place
Tampa, FL · TAMPA, FL
Injuries
1 serious, 102 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7048UBoeing B-727
Status
Completed · report August 17, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118338

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0022   67/4/7    TAMPA,FLA           BOEING B-727        CR-  0  1  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1552                    N7048U              PX-  0  0 97                            49, 19106 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            464 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCDILL AFB
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP LDG.R.GEAR JAMMED-UP,DUE BOLT NAS1105-13DW LOST IN FLT.ENGR INJ DURING EVAC.

Aircraft

Registration
N7048U
Reported as
Boeing B-727
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mcdill Afb

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.