SIR72I7102

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 747 · Sydney, American Samoa · July 18, 1971

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 18, 1971
Place
Sydney, American Samoa · SYDNEY, Australia
Injuries
284 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N652PABoeing 747
Status
Completed · report April 5, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163598

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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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4-0055  71/7/18    SYDNEY,AUST         BOEING 747          CR-  0  0 15  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0912                    N652PA              PX-  0  0269                            52, 26055 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            532 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KINGSFORD-SMITH
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NADI                        SYDNEY,AUST
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED BY GOVT OF AUSTRALIA

Aircraft

Registration
N652PA
Reported as
Boeing 747
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage
Airport
Kingsford-Smith