OAK67A0049

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 707 · Oakland, CA · November 26, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 26, 1966
Place
Oakland, CA · OAKLAND, CA
Injuries
134 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7521ABoeing 707
Status
Completed · report May 27, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120560

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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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1-0067  66/11/26   OAKLAND,CALIF       BOEING 707          CR-  0  0  7  MILITARY CTR PASSG DOM    AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1343                    N7521A              PX-  0  0127                            47, 14164 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND INTL
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           COPILOT - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- ACFT PORPOISED,DAMAGED NOSE GEAR. SUCCESSFUL GO AROUND,LANDED WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE ON FOAMED RWY

Aircraft

Registration
N7521A
Reported as
Boeing 707
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Oakland Intl