NYC71IN127

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 727 · Rochester, NY · June 27, 1971

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 27, 1971
Place
Rochester, NY · ROCHESTER, NY
Injuries
59 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7026UBoeing 727
Status
Completed · report July 31, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162244

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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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4-0038  71/6/27    ROCHESTER,NY        BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1940                    N7026U              PX-  0  0 54                            40, 10400 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            1944 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCHESTER-MONROE
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LAGUARDIA ARPT,NY           ROCHESTER,NY                 ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
        REMARKS- ACFT LEGAL WITHOUT ANTI-SKID. VEERED OFF R SIDE OF RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N7026U
Reported as
Boeing 727
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage
Airport
Rochester-Monroe

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.