MIA79AA051

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 727 · Miami, FL · February 15, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 15, 1979
Place
Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N727ALBoeing 727
Status
Completed · report May 10, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
138204

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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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1-0001  79/2/15    MIAMI,FL            BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM CARGO SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1804                    N727AL              PX-  0  0  0                            54, 22000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            4000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INTL
        OPERATOR - AIRLIFT INTERNATIONAL,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TX                  MIAMI,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           COPILOT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF

Aircraft

Registration
N727AL
Reported as
Boeing 727
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Miami Intl