- Date
- April 20, 1982, 20:00 local (Apr 21, 1982, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Miami, FL
- Injuries
- 152 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N333EALockheed L-1011
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report April 20, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 71679
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Eastern airlines flight 29, a Lockheed L-1011, scheduled flight from new york landed at Miami international airport. During the landing roll, the crew noticed a red warning light on the left main landing gear. The aircraft completed the landing roll at which time provisions were made to deplane. Examination of the left landing gear showed a complete fracture of the main landing gear strut cylinder orginating from the bore of the inboard retract actuator. Examination of the cracks revealed evidence of stress corrosion.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N333EA
- Reported as
- Lockheed L-1011
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 193A-1126
- Airframe hours
- 16,832
- Engine
- Rolls Royce RB-211-22B-02, 41,030 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Eastern Airlines, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Eastern Airlines, Inc.
- Departed
- LGA · New York, NY
- Destination
- Wichita, KS
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MIA · Miami International, runway 9L, 10,502 × 200 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 11,095 total · 981 in this make and model · 114 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 140° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 176 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MIA